01/03/2021
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DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE: state Legislature to stop evictions until May 1. What you need to know.
ALBANY - The state Legislature on Monday plans to pass a bill that would extend an eviction moratorium until May 1 and strengthen a variety of laws for renters and homeowners due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legislative leaders said Sunday they will convene a special session Monday to pass the sweeping COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act in a bid to keep people in their homes and help small landlords amid inaction in Washington.
"Far too many of our friends and neighbors struggled to find safe, affordable housing before COVID-19 hit our state," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, said in a statement.
"Now, more and more families are struggling financially through no fault of their own, and are worried about losing their roof over their head in the winter during a pandemic."....
The state Legislature on Monday will pass a bill that would extend an eviction moratorium until May 1 and strengthen a variety of laws for renters and homeowners
