Community groups say 50,000 New Yorkers could lose their homes. “I’ve been practicing for 40 years and I’ve never seen anything like this,' one tenants'-rights attorney says.
Crown Heights building tenants stage a rent strike in May in New York City. AFP/Getty Images An economic crisis caused by a global pandemic, an inconsistent government response and a precarious social safety net has culminated in the prospect, community groups say, of some 50,000 New Yorkers losing their homes.
Approximately 58% of Hispanic wage-earning households and 38% of Black wage-earning households worked in industries that were vulnerable to disruption from coronavirus, like hospitality, according to an analysis from the group. Community organizations say that as a result, an estimated 50,000 renters could face eviction proceedings when the housing courts fully reopen.
Meanwhile, housing courts in New York City have reopened their brick-and-mortar locations for current litigants to drop off filings. They are also hearing cases virtually in which both the plaintiff and defendant have an attorney, and setting up remote conferences to move them forward or settle.Landlords can also begin new cases by mail, and some tenants have started getting served with those cases.
“People are pretty scared, pretty desperate,” Goldiner said. “We’re just going to be trying to hold the line until we can get some money from Congress.” Also, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a new coronavirus rental assistance program. Successful applicants will receive a one-time subsidy, paid directly to their landlord that would cover the difference between the percentage of their gross income spent on rent on March 1, and whatever that percentage became during the following months.
Holden Taylor is on the organizing committee of the Crown Heights Tenant Union, a group made up of different tenant associations in the neighborhood.The organization is involved in rent strikes in 35 buildings, according to Taylor. They are reaching out to people who don’t have the money to pay their rent, and those who do but want to join the rent strike in solidarity.
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