Commercial & Residential Leases During The COVID-19 Crisis

Navigating commercial and residential leases either as a landlord or a tenant can be difficult during normal times. But now during the COVID-19 Crisis it has added a layer of complication to it. Ian Lindars, attorney with the firm Stenger, Roberts, Davis and Diamond SRDD Law discusses some of the new changes in New York to the law. Ian discussed new provisions put in place right before the pandemic. We covered the steps of eviction and how it can become a long the process can become based on the specific municipality. Ian stressed the importance of having a precise plan if you are a landlord on how to handle non-payment. He also spoke about now during the crisis landlords and tenants are working together when dealing with issues. There are new laws in place to stop evictions during the crisis. Ian discussed the New York Safe Harbor Act, that had been signed into law right before our recording, if you have a financial hardship due to the crisis you cannot be evicted from yo...