The New York State Legislature, in what many feel is an effort to portray tenants as the downtrodden victims of their landlords and to demonize landlords as the oppressors of…
James D. Murtha, Esq.January 7, 2021
On March 20, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued a moratorium on evictions in the State of New York for ninety days. This has been misinterpreted to mean that tenants are excused…
James D. Murtha, Esq.April 3, 2020
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the effect of certain recent government actions relating to evictions on the obligation of a tenant to pay rent. Many of us have…
James D. Murtha, Esq.March 29, 2020
Landlords don't have to wait to start the evictions process. On March 15, 2020, the Honorable Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the State of New York, issued…
James D. Murtha, Esq.March 18, 2020
