In a city that is mostly renters, housing advocates worry about what will happen to them when eviction protection expires next month.
GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN,GOVERNOR CUOMOACTED WITHIN HISRIGHTS WHEN HETEMPORARILY BANNEDHOME EVICTIONSBECAUSE OF THECOVID-19 CRISIS.THAT WAS THE RULINGFROM THE FEDERALCOURT IN MANHATTANTODAY.DESPITE TODAY'SVICTORY... THATEVICTION PROTECTIONWILL SOON COME TOAN END.SO WILL THE STATEPAY LANDLORDS?
TOMAKE UP FOR THEIRLOST MONEY FROMTENNENTS WHO CAN'TPAY...WILL RENTERSEVENTUALLY BEEVICTED?SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS TAKES ACLOSER LOOK ATWHAT COULD HAPPENNEXT.ACCORDING TO THECENSUS BUREAU, 59PERCENT OF PEOPLEIN BUFFALO ARERENTERS.THAT'S MORE THAN150-THOUSANDPEOPLE...IN A CITY THAT ISMOSTLY RENTER'SHOUSING ADVOCATESWORRY ABOUT WHATWILL HAPPEN TO THEMWHEN EVICTIONPROTECTION ENDS..ANGEL "WE'RE GOINGTO SEE A WAVE OFHOMELESSNESS,WHICH DURING APANDEMIC IS ALSO APUBLIC HEALTHCRISIS."IN APRIL, GOVERNORANDREW CUOMO PUTA PAUSE ONEVICTIONS ANDEXTENDED THEMORATORIUM UNTILAUGUST 20TH, BUTTHAT IS LIMITED TOTHOSE WHO AREUNEMPLOYED ORFINANCIAL HARDSHIPSDUE TO THEPANDEMIC.ROBERT "WHICH IS AVERY DIFFICULTSTANDARD TO MEET.NOW THAT'S CAUSEDAN ENORMOUSAMOUNT OFCONFUSION AMONGLAWYERS AND JUDGESAS TO WHO THATAPPLIES TO."ROBERT FRIEDMAN ISAN ATTORNEY BASEDIN BUFFALO.HE SAYS BECAUSE OFTHAT CONFUSION,TENANTS DON'T HAVETO WORRY ABOUTBEING EVICTED RIGHTNOW.ROBERT "NO, THEYCOULD NOT BEEVICTED BECAUSE OFTHE FACT THAT THECOURT WILL NOTACCEPT ANY FILINGS.THEY'RE STILLOBLIGATED TO PAYTHEIR RENT, IT'S JUSTLANDLORDS CANNOTEVICT THEM."AND IF THEY DON'T,FRIEDMAN SAYSTENANTS CAN BEEVICTED IN AUGUSTWHEN THEPROTECTIONEXPIRES...IN THE MEANTIME,LOCAL LANDLORDSSAY THEY'REWORKING TO MAKESURE THAT DOESN'THAPPEN.MARK PHONER "WEATTEMPT TO CONTACTPEOPLE TO RESOLVETHE ISSUE AND WHENWE REACH A POINTWHERE WE CAN'TRESOLVE THE ISSUE,WE'LL HAVE TO MOVEONTO THE NEXT STEPWHICH IS COURTACTION, WHICH WEDON'T WANT TO DO."MARK PEW SAYS HE'SALSO WAITING FORANSWERS FROM THEGOVERNMENT.MARK PHONER "IS THEGOVERNOR GOING TOGIVE US SOME KIND OFTAX BREAKS ON THERENT FOR THE MONEYTHAT WE LOST?BECAUSE THERE ARE ALOT OF LANDLORDSHERE THAT NEED THEASSISTANCE FROM THEGOVERNMENT."FRIEDMAN SAYS WE'LLJUST HAVE TO WAITAND SEE WHATHAPPENS NEXT..FRIEDMAN "THEMORATORIUMS MAYSTILL BE EXTENDEDAND WE STILL NEED TOSEE WHEN THECOURTS ARE GOING TORE-OPEN.
SO, TENANTSARE A LONG WAY OUTFROM BEING EVICTED."IN BUFFALO, TAYLOREPPS, 7EWN.
Property managers are worried about the financial bind following the eviction ban extension.
