Gov. Cuomo extends eviction moratorium until Aug. 20, bans fees for late payments
The governor is also banning late fees and missed payment fees during the eviction moratorium period.
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May 7, 2020, 3:14 PM
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265ds ago(AP) - New York’s moratorium on outbreak-related evictions was extended Thursday for two more months by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The governor in March had issued a moratorium that lasted through June, but said he wanted to reduce the anxiety of families struggling through the economic shutdown. It is now extended until Aug. 20.
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“I hope it gives families a deep breath,” Cuomo said at his daily briefing.
The executive order will also ban late payment fees for missed payments and allow renters to apply their security deposit to a payment, though they’d have to pay it back over time.
New York tallied 231 virus-related deaths on Wednesday. Though hospitalizations continue to decrease slowly, the daily death toll has hovered around 230 for four days.
Briefing Notes:
- There are 8,600 COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York.
- The net change in hospitalizations, intubations and the 3-day rolling average of hospitalizations are all down.
- 231 New Yorkers died on Wednesday due to the virus.
- The results of a hospital antibody survey shows that the infection rate among health care workers is lower than it is for the general population.
- Gov. Cuomo says the results show that masks, gloves and sanitizer work.
- Gov. Cuomo outlines the $25 million Nourish New York Initiative "to provide relief by purchasing food and products from upstate farms and directing them to food banks across the state."
- The state in March banned tenants from being evicted. In added relief, it is banning late payments or fees for missed payments during the eviction moratorium.
- The rent relief moratorium period has been extended an additional 60 days until Aug. 20.
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