With the end of the eviction moratorium in January, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are suddenly facing the threat of eviction. This fallout lands disproportionately on the city’s most vulnerable communities. While many industries in the city have recovered since the height of the pandemic, that recovery has been uneven. Many of the people we serve worked in industries that were completely shuttered during the pandemic, such as the hospitality and food services industries, and have faced employment insecurity for nearly two years. While the moratorium has enabled tenants who lost their jobs or income to stay in their apartments long after they otherwise would have, many continue to struggle to pay rent and other expenses now that the moratorium has expired. Not only are tenants now at imminent risk of eviction, they may also face massive nonpossessory money judgments for the rent owed during the moratorium period.

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