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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy should move quickly to get hundreds of millions of dollars in federal rental assistance funds to those in need, nearly all of the state’s U.S. House delegation said in a letter to him Monday

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked an eviction ban that had been put in place by the Centers for Disease Control. Andrew Siff reports.

Advocates hope New York’s revamped rent relief program will finally help tenants and landlords who’ve struggled to get assistance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

A lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan by Housing Rights Initiative accuses 88 brokerage firms and landlords in New York City of discriminating against people with Section 8 vouchers.

While some data shows that millennials may be the least racially biased group in the nation, they still show “strong racial bias and anti-Blackness” when looking for roommates, a UCLA study released today suggests.

New York City has launched a tenant protection portal to assist residents who may be facing a housing crisis due to the ongoing pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement of the free one-stop resource portal that includes tools and legal assistance during his daily coronavirus briefing Tuesday. “We are launching the first ever tenant protection portal. Now this…

As New Jersey faces a possible avalanche of evictions in the future months due the economic fallout of the ongoing pandemic, some landlords and renters in New Jersey struggling financially because of the crisis will get help thanks to a new multi-million grant program. On Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy alongside Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver introduced a new emergency aid program, the Small...

Tenants who lost their income due to the pandemic will have slight relief after Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the eviction moratorium for another 30 days. Cuomo’s executive order extends the moratorium until Sept. 4, which gives the courts time to stop the proceedings. “No evictions as long as we are in the middle of the epidemic,” Cuomo said. Cuomo’s executive…

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take financial toll on New York residents, those facing evictions before the moratorium went into effect will have another thing to worry about.

The coronavirus pandemic is entering a new month, meaning Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry about paying their rent

Calling anyone who attend a house party amid coronavirus a “knucklehead” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy urged people to use caution after recent parties led to outbreaks.

The moratorium on evictions in New York expires August 20, and it is still unclear if it will be extended — leaving those unable to pay their rents stuck in limbo

Without extensions, legislative bans on evictions could expire soon. News 4 Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero reports.

New York City announced a new program Tuesday to provide housing security to tenants across the city who may be facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective immediately, the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Project will serve New Yorkers each month by addressing rent-related issues in a mediation setting, outside of the housing court system. The program will focus on hardest hit…

Many angry tenants are predicting an eviction crisis and demand protection and child care updates, Rana Novini reports.

Pandemic, Flight to Suburbs are Driving Vacancies Up and Rents Down. News 4 Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero reports.

Pandemic, Flight to Suburbs are Driving Vacancies Up and Rents Down. News 4 Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero reports.

Laura Bustamante’s job involves helping members of her New Jersey community access affordable housing, despite not making enough money to afford rent herself. Bustamante, who works for the Jersey City Council, walks host Satchel Lee through specific local policies that can help communities across the country facing a housing crisis.

The vote freezes rent on one-year leases signed after September 30th this year, and means the rent will also be frozen for the first year of two-year leases, with a one percent increase in the second year

The coronavirus pandemic has shut housing courts and prompted most states and federal authorities to initiate policies protecting renters from eviction