Legal Aid expects 14,000 in NYC to face eviction as moratorium expires Wednesday
Less than a week after the $600-per-week federal unemployment protection expired and national COVID-19 related deaths topped 155,000, New York’s court system is expected to begin processing new eviction cases on Wednesday for the first time since March, and the Legal Aid Society is predicting 14,000 households will face eviction immediately.
Specifically, the Legal Aid Society is concerned for the more than 14,000 households that the NYC Department of Social Services identified as having received a warrant of eviction prior to when the pandemic started in March.
“Thousands of families could face likely eviction and homelessness if this crucial moratorium is left to expire,” said Judith Goldiner, attorney-in-charge of the Civil Law Reform Unit at the Legal Aid Society. “New York’s neighboring states have protections in place to secure tenants in their homes during the pandemic. We call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take immediate action by extending the eviction freeze indefinitely.”