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New York state halts evictions statewide due to coronavirus
 
Governor Andrew Cuomo 
 
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, New York officials have suspended eviction proceedings indefinitely.
 
In a memo, New York’s Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Malks said that starting Tuesday, eviction proceedings and pending eviction orders will be suspended statewide, until further notice. The judge’s rule will apply to all evictions, including commercial evictions.
 
News of the statewide moratorium follows a judicial ruling on Friday that imposed a ban on evictions in New York City for a week.
 
Though the courts will continue to remain open, effective Monday, March 16 at 5 p.m. all “nonessential functions of the court will be postponed,” Lucian Chalfen, a spokesperson for the New York Office of Court Administration, said in a statement to The Real Deal. 
 
Essential functions that will continue include proceedings on “landlord lockouts, serious housing code violations and repair orders,” according to Malks’ memo.
 
The decision to halt evictions comes amid calls from officials and community organizers from all over the state to implement an immediate ban on evictions — including a letter signed by two dozen state senators, followed by a similar letter from the state Assembly.
 
Proponents of the measure said that halting the execution of evictions is not enough — requiring low-income tenants to appear in court would raise the risk of illness. Kentucky, ... more

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