To Delay a Wave of Evictions, New York Is Expected to Extend Moratorium

New York could be the first state to protect struggling renters since the Supreme Court whittled away at existing shields against eviction.

New York State on Wednesday was poised to extend sweeping protections against evictions into next year, moving to keep hundreds of thousands of people still facing financial difficulties during the pandemic in their homes. The move appeared to be the first by a state to put in place new barriers to eviction after the U.S. Supreme Court last week rejected the Biden administration’s moratorium. Taken with another Supreme Court ruling earlier this month that blocked a key piece of New York’s previous statewide moratorium, many tenant advocates feared a wave of evictions was looming. But a new agreement, which is expected to pass the State Legislature later Wednesday, would restore a moratorium until Jan. 15 — creating one of the most extensive such measures in the nation.