NY Lawmakers extend pause on evictions, with new exceptions

The eviction moratorium has been extended to January, albeit with some new caveats.Tenants in New York who can’t pay rent because of lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be protected from eviction until January after the state Legislature approved an extension of the state’s pause on evictions Wednesday evening. The law was also amended to allow landlords to challenge their tenants’ claims of financial hardship in court to comply with a recent ruling on the measure fro