State Legislature passes eviction and foreclosure moratorium extension

By Bronx Times Posted on September 3, 2021

In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to vacate President Biden’s eviction moratorium and weeks after ruling against a key provision of New York’s eviction moratorium, the urgency of effective housing relief has never been greater.

After significant delays in former Gov. Cuomo’s administration’s rollout of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), an extension of the state’s eviction moratorium is the only way to ensure that New Yorkers are displaced from their homes in the midst of a global pandemic.