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New Notice Disclosing Tenants Rights to Reasonable Accommodations for Persons With Disabilities
NEW REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION NOTICE UPDATE
- On March 25, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed a new law, repealing and replacing the law he signed last year (December 2020), which required that the reasonable accommodation notice that was on the Division of Human Rights (“DHR”) website be distributed to all tenants.
No Need for Pending Eviction Proceeding
Educate Your Tenants
- Tenants DO NOT currently need a pending non-payment proceeding to receive rent arrears from FHEPS. This requirement is temporarily waived until at least May 1, 2021.
DHCR Taking Too Long?
FILE A MANDAMUS ACTION IN SUPREME COURT
- Do you have a pending DHCR proceeding?
- Have you been waiting on a decision for an unreasonable amount of time?
- Do you want a decision within a certain amount of time?
If you answered YES to all of the questions above, then you should contact us and have us file a Mandamus application in Supreme Court!
Legal Options During the Housing Court Shutdown
New Restrictions Imposed on Eviction Proceedings
On December 28, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020. The Act is intended to suspend eviction proceedings at least until March 1, 2021, and in most cases until May 1, 2021. Here are the key takeaways:
COVID Rent Relief Program Reopened for Tenants
No One Is Paying Rent? Tell Them to Try HRA
Rediscovering Discovery in Eviction Proceedings After Regina Metro
DHCR Notice of Public Hearing
DHCR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
In response to the Governor’s Directive to take every effort to keep New Yorkers safe and mitigate the spread of Covid-19, and pursuant to Executive Order 202-1, and its updates, the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) will be conducting public hearings via teleconference. Instructions for members of the public to simultaneously view or listen to the meetings will be posted to HCR’s website for the Office of Rent Administration (“ORA”) under the Regulatory Information – Notice of Public Hearing section prior to the meetings (https://hcr.ny.gov/office-rent-administration-ora). The hearings will later be transcribed, and the public will have the ability to view the transcripts on ORA’s website. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.
