Governor Cuomo signs The COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020

12.28.20 Governor Cuomo signs The COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020. The Act provides immediate relief to respondents and defendants in residential eviction proceedings and foreclosure actions in New York State by, among other things, staying pending residential eviction proceedings and residential real property mortgage foreclosure actions for sixty days; staying such proceedings and actions filed within thirty days of December 28, 2020, for sixty days; and staying such proceedings and actions until at least May 1, 2021, in Proceedings and Actions where a tenant-respondent or defendant-mortgagor submits a completed “Hardship Declaration.” The Act also addresses tax liens and credit discrimination. For further information, including Hardship Declaration Forms, visit the Unified Court System’s dedicated page here.