However, there are new regulations in New York to alleviate this difficult situation that millions of people are currently experiencing.
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So, How to pay the rent approaching the end of the month, and what happens if you can’t pay it?
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As attorney Jenny Stevens Romero, from Make The Road New York, in At this time there is a moratorium on evictions and no one can be evicted, although it is not yet known how long this moratorium will last.
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The suspension applies to both residential and commercial evictions, according to a spokesperson for the New York Office of Court Administration.
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And what of the people who already had a pending eviction process?
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Stevens Romero explains that housing courts throughout New York State are closed beginning this Tuesday, March 17. Therefore, the case of anyone who had one open in court will not be heard. It is also not known how long the courts will be closed.
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In summary: A landlord can only remove a tenant with the permission of a court –– an eviction order authorizing a sheriff or marshal to conduct the eviction–– but since these courts are closed for now, this will not happen.
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Additionally, due to the crisis, New York City has waived the 7-day waiting period for unemployment insurance benefits for people who lost their jobs due to closings or quarantines caused by coronavirus.
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