China News Service, May 6th. According to the US "World Journal" report, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced that the Eviction Moratorium (Eviction Moratorium) will be extended to August 31, causing some landlords and tenants to oppose each other. This misunderstanding of the law, a New York real estate lawyer recently answered this regulation online, and said that the eviction prohibition order is not to cancel the rent, after the end of this period, the landlord can still file a lawsuit against the tenant and ask the other party to move out.
Sandra Ung, a candidate for the 20th District of New York City Councillors, invited Claire Gavin, a real estate lawyer from the Legal Aid Society of New York, to hold an online forum on April 4, local time, explaining how landlords and tenants are in Basic rights during the epidemic.
Huang Minyi said that in the past few months, especially after the state government announced the extension of the ban on forced evictions until August 31, due to the lack of professional explanations on this regulation, she has repeatedly heard the misunderstanding of this regulation by local residents. Invite Jiawen to bring relevant explanations.
Jiawen said that if the tenant submits the rent due to financial difficulties or health problems due to the epidemic, as long as the relevant application form is submitted during the court session, the landlord cannot force the tenant out during this period; she reminded that the applicant does not need to hire a lawyer, but can do it by himself fill in.
If the tenant receives an Eviction Notice (Eviction Notice), Jiawen reminds the person to reply immediately, "Eviction notice is not equivalent to an eviction order, it is part of the law, but you need to respond immediately."
Regarding the landlord, Jiawen said that if the tenant harassed other tenants during this period, which poses a danger to the safety of others, the landlord can still request the eviction of the tenant.
She added that the implementation of this provision does not mean that the rent will be cancelled. The tenant still has to pay the rent owed. The landlord can file a lawsuit against the tenant to request the other party to move out after the expiration of the prohibition period.
Jiawen said that if the tenant finds any dangerous facilities in the house, they should first inform their landlord and ask for repairs. If the other party is unwilling to repair or cannot contact their landlord, they can call 311 for help, and the complaint will be forwarded to the New York City Housing Protection Agency. Development Bureau (HPD), the relevant municipal agency will contact the landlord to request repairs.
If the Municipal Housing Protection and Development Bureau ruled that the landlord needs timely repairs, Jia Wen said, but the landlord has not repaired it in time, the public can also log on to the relevant website and appeal again in Chinese.
Huang Minyi added that the New York State Rent Reduction Program is a rent subsidy for landlords and tenants. Once approved, the landlord can receive the government's 12-month rent subsidy. She said that the state government has not yet published the subsidy application guidelines, and she promised that once the application is open, it will immediately inform the community to apply as soon as possible. (Mou Lan)