Residents

EVICTION MORATORIUM 

Commercial and residential tenants who are unable to pay rent due to financial hardship or substantial income loss cannot be evicted before February 26, 2021. The New York Eviction Moratorium suspends eviction court proceedings until February 26, 2021.

Tenants who submit a hardship declaration, cannot be evicted until May 1, 2021. The hardship declaration is a document explaining the source of the hardship. Use the Housing Justice For All Tool or one of the legal resources below to create your hardship declaration.

After February 26, 2021, landlords can evict tenants that are creating safety or health hazards for other tenants, and those tenants who do not submit hardship declarations.

There is a moratorium on residential foreclosure proceedings until May 1, 2021. Homeowners and small landlords who own 10 or fewer residential dwellings can file hardship declarations with their mortgage lender, other foreclosing party, or a court that would prevent a foreclosure.

LEGAL RESOURCES