Originally introduced in 2019, a bill that would bring commercial rent control is again before the New York City Council. Rent control for business properties was in effect in New York City from World War II through 1963, but not reinstated since then. Key aspects of...
Month: September 2021
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Licensee not eligible for stay of eviction for COVID-19 hardship
Attorney Adam P. Cooper of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attained a judgment in favor of our client holding that occupants of residential premises our client owns were ineligible for a stay of a holdover proceeding based on alleged hardship...
Please read: New York State Reinstitutes Tenant Protections
On September 2, 2021, new tenant protections were passed by New York State that will now extend through January 15, 2022, as well as amends the Covid-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (“ERAP”). This legislation impacts both residential and commercial tenants...