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
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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 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
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
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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
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Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
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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
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Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants