Flushing lawmaker launches free Friday legal clinics
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Councilmember Sandra Ung and Queens Legal Services are partnering to provide free legal assistance to Flushing residents beginning this week.
Housing courts open as COVID cases loom
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“At a time when COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in New York City are increasing, it would imperil the safety of thousands of New Yorkers.”
Read MoreOlder judges invited back to bench to plug gaps in Housing and Family Court
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“There are, in particular, problematic backlogs in the Family Court and Housing Court.”
Read MoreNYC Housing Courts see tenfold surge in hardship forms that delay eviction proceedings
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Tenants have submitted about 24,000 hardship declaration forms — up from 2,300 in mid-February.
Read MoreNY lawmakers urge tenants to complete ‘hardship’ paperwork to delay eviction
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“These forms deliver real protection for countless renters and homeowners who would otherwise be at risk of losing their homes.”
Read MoreFewer than 2,300 NYC tenants have filed papers to delay evictions
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Financial hardship forms can allow tenants to delay eviction proceedings until May.
Read MoreNew York state enacts 60-day eviction and foreclosure protections
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Marshals executed Queens’ first eviction of the COVID-era late last month.
Read MoreFirst Queens tenant evicted since March start of COVID restrictions
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“Absent any further legislation, we will see more evictions.”
Read MoreOPINION: Small landlords bear the COVID costs that few consider
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“I have been pushed beyond my limits physically, mentally, and emotionally.”
Read MoreLegal Aid urges state lawmakers to pass measure halting evictions
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“The legislature has the power to enact a robust and meaningful moratorium on eviction.”
Read MoreIt's now up to lawmakers to set eviction policy, top New York judges say
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“Those are matters for the other two branches of government to deal with.”
Read MoreNew York court system delays evictions until at least Oct. 1
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“Judges can hang their hats on this language and do what they want to do as human beings, which is not evict people right now.”
Read MoreQueens Housing Court trials will resume in September
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“The limited resumption of in-person” trials “has become necessary.”
Read MoreHousing Court to proceed 'cautiously' during COVID crisis, says top Queens judge
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“I’m not yet able to say whether there will be an eviction cliff or there won’t be.”
Read MoreAmid confusion, lawmakers urge Cuomo to halt evictions for COVID-hit tenants
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“We could be facing a massive rental apocalypse by the end of the summer.”
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