On July 6, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided In Re: Eileen Fogarty, holding that a mortgagee violated the automatic stay imposed when a tenant filed bankruptcy by proceeding with a foreclosure sale...more
On September 2, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for residential tenants and small businesses. Recently, in the case Chrysafis v. Marks, the U.S. Supreme...more
9/30/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Due Process ,
Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Small Business ,
Statutory Authority ,
Tenants
On September 2, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for residential tenants and small businesses. Recently, in the case Chrysafis v. Marks, the U.S. Supreme...more
9/7/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Small Business ,
Tenants
On August 26, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order vacating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest eviction moratorium. Earlier this month the CDC issued an order banning evictions of residential...more
8/30/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Authority ,
Tenants
On August 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new order banning residential evictions in counties where COVID-19 cases are quickly rising. The CDC’s prior order instituting an eviction moratorium...more
8/19/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants
On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court denied an application by a group of real estate agents and associations to lift the eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”). Originally...more
8/3/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Authority ,
Stays ,
Tenants
On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court denied an application by a group of real estate agents and associations to lift the eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”). ...more
7/2/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Eviction ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
Rental Property ,
SCOTUS ,
Tenants
On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that extends the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for residential tenants and small businesses to August 31, 2021. The previous moratorium expired May 1,...more
6/2/2021
/ Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
Relief Measures ,
Rental Property ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government
On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that extends the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for residential tenants and small businesses to August 31, 2021. The previous moratorium expired May 1,...more
5/6/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
New Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants
In December, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, which provided a moratorium on residential eviction and foreclosure proceedings until May 1, 2021....more
Since declaring a State of Emergency on March 7, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a number of Executive Orders providing protections for both commercial and residential...more
1/11/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants