Since New York’s eviction moratorium ended in January, tenants and their landlords are returning to housing court. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Evictions”
In Housing Court, Tenants Are Being Evicted Again
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
New York City tenants have been tossed out of their homes in more than 500 cases since the eviction moratorium was lifted. Source: New York Times
New York Evictions Accelerate After a Two-Year Dip
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2022
Activity in the city’s housing courts, which used to process more eviction cases than any other city in the nation, is rising after a pandemic moratorium. Source: New York Times
Treasury Shifts Cash Among States as Pandemic Housing Aid Dries Up
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
The Biden administration pulled back the aid from states and counties with unspent funds and diverted it to four states pressing for more: California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois. Source: New York Times
‘I’m Scared’: Thousands in New York Public Housing Are Behind on Rent
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
NYCHA is pledging to avoid evictions. But many tenants in arrears are anxious. Source: New York Times
In Arrears and Anxious
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
Thousands of tenants in public housing in New York City are behind on the rent. The city is promising to avoid evictions. Source: New York Times
New York’s Ban on Evictions Is Expiring. What Happens Now?
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
The moratorium’s end presents Gov. Kathy Hochul with a potential challenge as she prepares to run for a full term. Source: New York Times
New York’s Eviction Moratorium Is Ending
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
A financial lifeline for tenants, it was imposed early in the pandemic and extended time and again. It will expire on Saturday. Source: New York Times
New York Requested $1 Billion for Pandemic Rent Relief. It's Getting Far Less.
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
The gap illustrates how severe the economic crisis has been in New York, and how aid programs may be falling short. Source: New York Times
In 2021, New York’s Housing Market Made a Stunning Comeback
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
It’s a trend that will likely continue in 2022, as momentum shifts away from the suburbs and international travel returns — unless new Covid variants interfere. Source: New York Times
How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Taking a Toll on Housing in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
In a New York City borough where residents have long struggled to afford their homes, thousands are now threatened with eviction as state pandemic aid dwindles. Source: New York Times
The Housing Crisis in the Bronx, Made Worse by the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
In a borough where unemployment is almost three times the national rate, thousands of renters are now threatened with eviction as state pandemic aid dwindles. Source: New York Times
New York to Stop Accepting Applications for Pandemic Rental Aid
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
Officials said demand for the pandemic relief program was “far outstripping” available funds. Gov. Kathy Hochul has asked the federal government for almost $1 billion more. Source: New York Times
Why Some Tenants In Brooklyn Stopped Paying Rent
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2021
The economic crisis caused by the pandemic has placed the city’s housing woes in stark relief. But one group of Brooklyn tenants has been fighting back. Source: New York Times
New York Passes Bill Extending Eviction Moratorium to January
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2021
New York is the first state to pass a new measure to protect struggling renters since the Supreme Court whittled away at existing shields against eviction. Source: New York Times