The steps of Bronx Housing Court were crowded Friday morning, but the issue at hand extends far beyond its doors — it is a matter that affects New York City as a whole, including here in Brooklyn. Tenants, housing activists, and political representatives have gathered to raise awareness of a growing number of unrepresented tenants facing eviction across the city.
“The pause is just the beginning. When we feel we live in safe and habitable housing, that is when we will be finished.”
New York lawmakers prepared to vote Wednesday on extending an eviction moratorium for tenants who fell behind on their rent because of hardships caused by
When Ryan David bought three rental properties back in 2017, he expected the $1,000-a-month he was pocketing after expenses would be regular sources of income
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked part of New York’s moratorium on evictions, put into effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, less than a month
Tenants saddled with months of back rent are facing the end of the federal eviction moratorium Saturday, a move that could lead to millions being
A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month.
New York lawmakers plan to convene remotely for a special session Monday to pass a bill extending the state’s ban on residential evictions past its Jan. 1 deadline. State Senate
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In Public Service is a regular feature of the Brooklyn Eagle to allow elected officials to offer their views and ideas to the populace they were elected to serve. New
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced an executive order extending the state’s moratorium on COVID-related commercial evictions and foreclosures an additional month, until October 20. This measure extends protections already in place
The Kings County Housing Court at 141 Livingston St. is being prepared to host in-person proceedings soon and defaults are on the table for people who repeatedly fail to show,
The New York court system does not plan to extend a statewide residential eviction moratorium past Oct. 1 and will instead leave policymaking to the governor and legislature, New York
While testifying in front of the New York State Legislature on Friday, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks warned lawmakers that the courts may have no choice but to return holding
The New York state court system has delayed evictions until at least Oct. 1, while imposing mandatory conferences in all cases filed before a mid-March moratorium took effect, including cases
Tenants advocates have been protesting in Downtown Brooklyn in front of the Civil Court, the Supreme Court on Jay Street and inside office buildings of attorneys who work in the
This past Wednesday, the Housing Court was expected to resume eviction proceedings against people with open warrants that were issued prior to the pandemic. However, Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the
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
Eviction trials to resume July 27 In-person eviction trials will resume in Brooklyn on July 27, according to Hon. Anthony Cannataro, administrative judge of the New York City Civil Court.
New York City officially entered Phase Two of the COVID-19 reopening plan on Monday, and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced that day that the City’s court system will do the
The New York City court system has officially reopened as part of one of a three-part plan, but a coalition of legal providers and advocates say it’s happened too soon.
In recent weeks at The Partnership for the Homeless, we are seeing more and more families like Rosa’s who are struggling to pay rent in the wake of COVID-19 related job loss.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently extended the eviction moratorium to Aug. 20, but the court system announced this week that it has begun scheduling and conducting virtual conferences on pending eviction
On Thursday, May 7, the Kings County Housing Court Bar Association discussed the state of its members’ practices when it held its first meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down
The New York State Bar Association announced on Monday that it has created a landlord-tenant working group that it hopes will help deal with the expected rush to file cases
NEW YORK (AP) — The great majority of people newly hospitalized with the coronavirus in New York are either retired or unemployed and are avoiding public transit, according to a
Around 200 Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters and supporterswere arrested on Tuesday, November 15, during asurprise early morning raid and eviction of Zuccotti Park whereprotesters have be …