Landlords Take Gov. Cuomo to Court

Well, as the old saying goes, “You can’t please all of the people all of the time;”

especially, New York landlords.

Landlords in Westchester County, NY are suing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo because his executive order that extends a moratorium on evictions during the Covdi19 pandemic. These landlords say that his action “violated their contract and due process rights and amounted to an improper taking of their property under the U.S. Constitution.”

The lawsuit seeks to nullify two parts of the May 7th order which prohibit landlords from pursuing evictions through August 19th and give renters the option to use their security deposit toward their rent payment.

According to the real estate group PropertyNest, 37% of New York City renters said they would be unable to make rent in June; a figure that had more than doubled from the month of May.

Read on HERE

Mr. Willig engages and coordinates a professional team of real estate brokers, general contractors, leasing agents, and property managers in order to rehabilitate, lease and maintain the properties he acquires for SpringView Investments. He has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience.