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Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers his daily briefing on Thursday, May 7, in Albany.
The New York State moratorium on residential and commercial evictions has been extended for 60 days and will now expire August 20.
During the moratorium, landlords may not evict tenants who are suffering hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the move Thursday, May 7, during his daily COVID-19 briefing, and also ordered a new ban on fees for late or missed payments.
Additionally, the governor is allowing renters to use their security deposit toward their payment, though the security deposits will have to be paid back eventually.
The moratorium was originally announced on March 20 and set to expire in June. Mr. Cuomo acknowledged that the moratorium creates hardship for landlords, who will still have mortgages and utility bills to pay.
“There is no doubt a trade-off between the tenant and the landlord,” the governor said, adding that state help will be coming for the landlords.
In the meantime, he doesn’t want to see tenants evicted through no fault of their own, he said.
