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Ex. NY-087 Order Primary source read

Chapter 127 of the Laws of 2020 (S.8192-B), the Tenant Safe Harbor Act

An act in relation to prohibiting the eviction of residential tenants who have suffered financial hardship during the COVID-19 covered period

New York State Legislature (S.8192-B, signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) · New York (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
State
Authority
N.Y. Const. art. III
Issued
2020-06-30 June 30, 2020
Effective
2020-06-30 (immediately) (read as 2020-06-30)
End
Covered period runs until none of the enumerated Executive Order restrictions 'continue to apply in the county of the tenant's... residence'; protection is permanent as to rent accrued in the covered period (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
June 30, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • residential landlords, tenants and courts
Functions reached
  • PM property management
  • SV collections
  • CL court process
Collection
New York NY

Operative words

'COVID-19 covered period' means March 7, 2020 until the date on which none of the provisions that closed or otherwise restricted public or private businesses or places of public accommodation, or required postponement or cancellation of all non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason in Executive Orders 202.3, 202.4, 202.5, 202.6, 202.7, 202.8, 202.10, 202.11, 202.13 or 202.14, as extended by Executive Orders 202.28 and 202.31 and as further extended by any future Executive Order, issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to apply in the county of the tenant's or lawful occupant's residence.... No court shall issue a warrant of eviction or judgment of possession against a residential tenant or other lawful occupant that has suffered a financial hardship during the COVID-19 covered period for the non-payment of rent that accrues or becomes due during the COVID-19 covered period.

Enforcement

Bar on warrants of eviction and judgments of possession (courts)

Notes

The Legislature's own definition of the closure orders 'that closed or otherwise restricted public or private businesses or places of public accommodation' is a legislative finding of the orders' reach; chapter number confirmed from the Assembly's record ('SIGNED CHAP.127')

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