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How New Eviction Moratorium Can Help Tenants, Landlords and Homeowners

Sept. 16, 2021, 7:39 p.m.Sept. 16, 2021, 7:39 p.m.

State lawmakers voted earlier this month to amend New York’s eviction moratorium to fit the U.S. Supreme Court’s requirements and extend it until the new year. But anyone seeking protection needs to take action. Here’s how...

Rent Regulation

Can the Pandemic Give Commercial Rent Control a New Lease on Life?

Sept. 16, 2021, 10:43 a.m.Sept. 16, 2021, 10:43 a.m.

Shopkeepers say the COVID recession proved the precarious position of small business owners. Landlords, staggered by empty storefronts, say they can’t afford restrictions. Now, a last-ditch rent regulation bid is headed to the City Council.

Weather

How to Clean Up After Ida: A Guide for the Flooded

Sept. 3, 2021, 12:03 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

What you should know about safely putting your place back together, where to look for financial help and whether renters insurance covers flood damage. (Answer: Rarely.)

Housing

New York Eviction Moratorium Poised for Months-Long Extension

Aug. 30, 2021, 7:22 p.m.Aug. 30, 2021, 7:22 p.m.

A special session in Albany is imminent to extend a pandemic pause keeping tenants in their homes following a Supreme Court strikedown. Meanwhile, a $2.7 billion relief program still struggles to get aid paid.

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Eviction Protection in New York is Much Weaker as Moratorium End Nears. Here’s Why

Aug. 27, 2021, 10:14 a.m.Aug. 27, 2021, 10:14 a.m.

New Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to speed up the state’s rent relief program. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court struck down the federal eviction moratorium and gutted the state moratorium, which ends Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

Vaccinations

New Governor Kathy Hochul to New Yorkers: You Can Trust Me

Aug. 24, 2021, 7:44 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

In her first day in office, the state’s 57th governor moves to rebuild trust damaged by secrecy and sexual harassment under Andrew Cuomo. On her agenda: cleaning up Albany, speeding up rent and worker aid — and vaccine mandates.

Rent

Cuomo’s Rent Relief ‘Mess’ Awaits Hochul as Tenants and Landlords Unite Over Aid Bungle

Aug. 17, 2021, 8:24 p.m.Aug. 18, 2021, 8:11 a.m.

The state has paid out less than 5% of the $2.7 billion available, with any undistributed money likely to go back to the feds. Meanwhile, building owners and residents are at odds over a possible extension of the state’s eviction moratorium.

Rent

The State’s Distributed Nearly $100 million in Rent Relief So Far. Have You Applied?

Aug. 12, 2021, 7:11 p.m.Aug. 12, 2021, 8:37 p.m.

The feds have extended the residential evictions moratorium to Oct. 3, overriding New York’s Aug. 31 deadline. Meanwhile, applying for rent relief could offer additional protection against eviction. Here’s what you need to know.

Rent

‘A Complete Disaster’: Cuomo Overhauls Rent Relief System After Tenants and Landlords Left Hanging

July 26, 2021, 8:56 p.m.July 26, 2021, 8:56 p.m.

The state’s badly needed $2.7 billion pandemic rental aid system has given out less than $1 million, with the eviction moratorium end a month away. Residents and owners slammed the glitchy, cumbersome application process.

Rent

Renewing Your NYC Rental-Stabilized Apartment Lease? It’s Complicated This Time

July 22, 2021, 5:19 p.m.July 22, 2021, 5:26 p.m.

The city Rent Guidelines Board decided to freeze the rent for the first six months — and then allow limited increases in the second six months for one-year leases. Here’s what you need to know to protect your rights.

Rent

How New Eviction Moratorium Can Help Tenants, Landlords and Homeowners

Can the Pandemic Give Commercial Rent Control a New Lease on Life?

How to Clean Up After Ida: A Guide for the Flooded

New York Eviction Moratorium Poised for Months-Long Extension

Eviction Protection in New York is Much Weaker as Moratorium End Nears. Here’s Why

New Governor Kathy Hochul to New Yorkers: You Can Trust Me

Cuomo’s Rent Relief ‘Mess’ Awaits Hochul as Tenants and Landlords Unite Over Aid Bungle

The State’s Distributed Nearly $100 million in Rent Relief So Far. Have You Applied?

‘A Complete Disaster’: Cuomo Overhauls Rent Relief System After Tenants and Landlords Left Hanging

Renewing Your NYC Rental-Stabilized Apartment Lease? It’s Complicated This Time

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