Cuomo halts commercial evictions until at least Sept. 20
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Thursday that halts COVID-related commercial evictions and foreclosures until at least Sept. 20.
The order is the latest in a series of temporary measures that pause evictions during the pandemic, which has forced tens of thousands of businesses to suspend operations to comply with public health rules.
“This pandemic is not over and as we continue to fight the virus, we are continuing to protect New York businesses and residential tenants who face financial hardship due to COVID,” Cuomo said.
A previous order suspending evictions was set to expire Sept. 5 for commercial tenants whose cases were adjudicated before the court stopped in-person operations on March 16.