With no sign that Albany lawmakers will extend the state`s vacation on most evictions, New York`s pandemic-era moratorium expires Saturday. Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the Office of Court Administration, said courts in the four largest districts have been operating special “bridging parties” for more than a year to add older cases to court schedules, ensure lawyers are appointed and get things done in general. “Even before the pandemic, the city has the ability and interest to pay arrears for those who are eligible to prevent their displacement and prevent people from becoming homeless and having to go to shelters,” he said. New York State courts are open and offer limited personal support for health and safety reasons. Hello. It`s Tuesday. Today, we`re going to look at another sign that New York City is returning to its pre-pandemic routines: Housing courts are hearing eviction cases again. We will also look at book publishing and its role in the city`s economy. You can start an emergency online or by phone. Courthouses are open to people who need personal support. That means the nearly 200,000 eviction cases against New Yorkers currently pending in the housing court will resume as early as Tuesday. • The Tenant Safe Harbor Act, Chapter 127 of 2020, protects tenants from eviction because they did not pay their rent due during the period covered from March 7, 2020 to January 15, 2022, if they experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.
To obtain this protection, tenants must invoke financial difficulties as a defence and assert in court that they have suffered financial difficulties. If the court finds that the tenant has had a financial emergency due to COVID-19, the landlord cannot cancel the rent due due to a tenant`s difficulties. The court may make a monetary judgment against the tenant for the rent due and other types of eviction may continue. In New York State, evicting a tenant is only legal if a landlord has initiated legal proceedings and received a judgment of possession from the court. A sheriff, marshal or gendarme may carry out an eviction ordered by the court. A landlord cannot evict a tenant by force or by illegal means. Tenants at risk of eviction can protect their interests by contacting a lawyer in a private practice or a lawyer or legal service provider. The only legal way for a landlord or landlord to evict a tenant who refuses to move voluntarily is through eviction proceedings before the Housing Court. The New York City Housing Court is currently open in an emergency, although you: Legal Services and the Legal Aid Society, another nonprofit organization, have called on the courts to slow down the planning and pace of cases in the system. But Lucian Chalfen, a court spokesman, said last week that a slowdown would “do nothing” as new cases would continue to pile up. Don`t move, Fox said.
Obtaining court documents or an eviction notice is not synonymous with an immediate exit order. According to the Office of Court Administration compiled by the Lawyers` Rights Coalition and other tenant advocacy groups, there are currently 183,565 non-payment cases pending in the five counties. Shortly before the pandemic, 139,439 such cases were pending. The wheels of justice may be spinning slowly, as the oft-quoted line says, but they are turning again in new York`s housing courts. The end of the moratorium means that the legal process of evicting thousands of New Yorkers will be back on track. But that doesn`t mean everyone who has been threatened with eviction in the past two years will be put on the sidewalk next week, experts say. “I told her I didn`t have it, and the next thing I know is that the court contacted me about the eviction,” she told THE CITY. The city`s housing courts used to deal with more eviction cases than similar courts in other cities. The pandemic has changed things: New York State has imposed a moratorium on evictions. Lawmakers have repeatedly extended it long after other state and federal deportation protections have ended. Seek professional help immediately.
This is a big problem, the lawyers said, and recent statistics after the implementation of the right to lawyer programs confirm this. Low-income New Yorkers have more access to legal representation than before the pandemic. Thanks to the 2017 law, tenants threatened with eviction in the city can get a free lawyer if they represent up to 200 percent of the federal poverty rate, currently about $53,000 a year for a family of four. Housing courts in New York are open. Most cases are advanced using videoconferencing. Tenants with emergency situations, such as illegal lockouts or repairs, can file complaints in person. Owners can also file new applications. Learn more about the court case. A good place to start is Housing Court Answers, a non-profit organisation dedicated to demystifying eviction proceedings.
They operate a hotline at 212-962-4795 five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patchie Poo (left) and Garfield, along with thousands of New Yorkers, may need a new home when the moratorium on evictions expires. New York tenants have been evicted from their homes in more than 500 cases since the moratorium on evictions was lifted. Public support from the city`s human resources administration, which can be used as a one-time measure by people facing a sudden or unexpected crisis, including an imminent eviction. On the 3rd Thursday of each month, the landlord and tenant`s counter is usually open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Access to the Clerk`s office after 6:30 p.m. is limited to emergency requests. If you have received an eviction application or other housing court documents, the HRA`s Office of Civil Justice may offer free legal services under the City Attorney`s Right Act to assist you in your case. You can contact the city`s tenant helpline to get in touch with free legal services. For more information, visit the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Tenants page.
Landlords must use this form to seek approval from the DHCR, refuse to renew a tenant`s lease and/or proceed with eviction. Many people can`t pay rent at the moment. Housing courts are open, but cases are moving slowly. For tenants who are in arrears with rent, emergency assistance is available. Call us to find out more! You may also be entitled to a free lawyer if you have a trial. If you are a tenant or landlord and you have an ongoing dispute, including eviction, the housing court can provide you with information and assistance.