Crown Heights renters protest New York’s “worst landlord”
More than a dozen residents of a four-story building in Crown Heights are protesting New York’s so-called worst landlord...
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Cuomo gives tenants 60 days to answer eviction notices
Late afternoon on Election Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo set a deadline for tenants to answer eviction petitions. His executive...
Commercial eviction and foreclosure ban extended until January
Landlords looking to boot non-paying commercial tenants will have to wait until the new year. New York’s moratorium on...
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Affordable apartments could suffer 50% hit to bottom line: Fitch
A ratings agency predicts as much as a 50 percent hit to landlords’ bottom line at unsubsidized affordable apartments,...
Housing Court: New York evictions can resume Monday
Evictions may resume in New York on Oct. 12, but with “important caveats,” the court system announced today. In...
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ACLU accuses Missouri courts of violating federal eviction ban
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Kansas City, Missouri, tenants, alleging that courts...
Landlords, tenants react to Cuomo’s latest eviction ban
UPDATE, Sept. 29, 5:55 p.m.:Landlords’ hopes for an end to the state’s limits on evictions were dashed Tuesday after...
New York’s residential eviction protections extended through December
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended the state’s protections on certain residential evictions through next year. The governor announced...
Flip-flop on eviction ban extension highlights state’s chaotic response
Three days after a state agency published an order extending the eviction moratorium through Dec. 31, it flip-flopped, marking...
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US foreclosure filings jump as some states end relief measures
August foreclosure filings across the U.S. jumped 11 percent from July, as several states ended their relief measures for...