This Is A BIG Mess: Supreme Court Blocks Part Of NY's Eviction Moratorium, Millions Still At Risk

Landlords in New York received a small victory on Thursday.

Part of New York's eviction moratorium was lifted by a divided Supreme Court saying the state had gone too far in protecting tenants at the expense of landlords.

Unsigned orders block the state's measure that made it easy for tenants to invoke eviction protections by self-certifying they faced financial hardships during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Generally not challenged by landlords, the Court's order said New York's approach denying landlords a hearing to contest the certifications, "violates the Court's longstanding teaching that ordinarily no man can be a judge in his own case consistent with the Due Process Clause" of the Constitution.

The order does not disturb other New York provisions allowing tenants to invoke eviction protections if they can demonstrate pandemic-related hardships.

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