Evictions

Rent

The State Distributed $0 in Rent Relief in Program’s First Month

July 13, 2021, 8:07 p.m.July 13, 2021, 8:07 p.m.

Tenants and landlords still have two months to apply before the state’s rent moratorium expires. Here’s what you need to know — including how to get help in tapping the $2.7 billion first-come, first-served pot of funding.

Rent

Homeowner Help Is Coming — But Not Until After the Foreclosure Moratorium Expires

June 24, 2021, 1:16 p.m.June 24, 2021, 1:16 p.m.

The state recently announced a plan to use more than $540 million of federal relief funds to help homeowners at risk of foreclosure due to the pandemic. But will the aid be enough — and will it reach homeowners soon enough?

Rent

Rent Relief Applications Open in New York June 1: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know

May 28, 2021, 12:27 p.m.May 28, 2021, 12:28 p.m.

The $2.4 billion state program, funded by the latest federal stimulus package, aims to help owners and residents by paying off rent debt. Here’s what you’ll need to apply.

Rent

New York Eviction Moratorium Expected to be Extended to Aug. 31

April 29, 2021, 5:25 p.m.April 29, 2021, 5:49 p.m.

The pandemic-spurred protections will stretch beyond the May 1 deadline, with state rent relief aid on the way. Here’s what you need to know — and do.

Rent

Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means

March 31, 2021, 3:32 p.m.March 31, 2021, 4:20 p.m.

After a year of Band-Aids, lawmakers in Albany finally have the big bucks to a substantial relief program as part of the state budget. Here’s what you need to know about what’s on the table for renters, landlords and homeowners.

How to New York

What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?

March 3, 2021, 8:44 p.m.May 14, 2024, 3:40 p.m.

THE CITY talked to some experts and got the answer to this common reader question. We found tenants have rights, regardless of immigration status.

Rent

The Eviction Moratorium Pause Ends Feb. 26. Here’s What You Need to Do

Feb. 24, 2021, 12:25 p.m.Feb. 25, 2021, 3:44 p.m.

Housing advocates made a tool to help tenants easily fill out and submit the hardship declaration required to stave off eviction proceedings until at least May 1.

Housing

NYC Families Caught in Rent Aid Catch-22 Sue to Sidestep State Blockade

Feb. 8, 2021, 8:20 p.m.Feb. 9, 2021, 8:22 a.m.

New York forces FHEPS voucher applicants to get sued for eviction before they can qualify for help — impossible during a Housing Court moratorium approaching its first anniversary.

Rent

New York’s New Eviction Moratorium Protections Are Not Automatic. Here’s What You Need to Do

Jan. 7, 2021, 3:51 p.m.Jan. 14, 2021, 12:41 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about renting in NYC. Sign up for our tenants’ newsletter for the latest updates.

Rent

More Rent Relief and a New Eviction Moratorium on the Way for New York Tenants

Dec. 28, 2020, 8:37 p.m.Jan. 5, 2021, 3:03 p.m.

The New York State Assembly and Senate bill to protect renters through May. Gov. Cuomo says he’ll sign the measure into law.

Evictions

The State Distributed $0 in Rent Relief in Program’s First Month

Homeowner Help Is Coming — But Not Until After the Foreclosure Moratorium Expires

Rent Relief Applications Open in New York June 1: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know

New York Eviction Moratorium Expected to be Extended to Aug. 31

Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means

What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?

The Eviction Moratorium Pause Ends Feb. 26. Here’s What You Need to Do

NYC Families Caught in Rent Aid Catch-22 Sue to Sidestep State Blockade

New York’s New Eviction Moratorium Protections Are Not Automatic. Here’s What You Need to Do

More Rent Relief and a New Eviction Moratorium on the Way for New York Tenants

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