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Showing posts with label coronavirus legal updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coronavirus legal updates. Show all posts
Monday, October 12, 2020

Residential Eviction Suspension Being Lifted Today (October 12, 2020)

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Effective October 12, 2020, residential evictions are back in NYS with suspensions being lifted. Specifically, Chief Administrative Judge La...
Friday, October 09, 2020

OSHA Guidance on COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Employers

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On September 30, 2020, the Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published additional frequently asked questions and answers ...
Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Legally Speaking: Rentals, Rights, Reality...What's a Landlord to do?

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Tenants are disregarding their lease obligations and finding strength in the eviction moratoriums. What is a landlord to do? Andrew Lieb, E...
Thursday, July 09, 2020

Attorney Affirmation/Petitioner’s Affidavit No Longer Required for Evictions and Foreclosures

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Effective immediately, landlords and lenders no longer need to submit an attorney affirmation or petitioner’s affidavit with the petition or...

Alcohol Take-Out and Delivery Allowed until August 5, 2020

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Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.48 which extended existing executive orders, including Executive Order 202.3 . Effectively, Execu...
Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Eviction and Foreclosure Stay Continued for Commercial Properties Not Residential

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On July 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.48 which affects the validity of many existing executive orders but most notable ...

Statute of Limitations Tolled until August 5, 2020 by Executive Order

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Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.48 which extends most Executive Orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among others, Executive Or...
Friday, April 24, 2020

New SBA Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program and Good Faith Certifications

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On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued new guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act, speci...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Does Your Commercial Insurance Policy Cover Business Interruption Due to COVID-19?

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Business owners looking to their commercial policies for business interruption and loss of income coverage due to COVID-19 have likely run i...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Employer Alert - Executive Order on Essential Businesses

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On April 12, employers were ordered to provide their staff with face coverings. The Executive Order 202.16  provides: For all essential ...
Thursday, April 09, 2020

New York State Courts Release Reopening Details

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As expected, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks has issued a new administrative order detailing the first stage of court operation...
Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Deeds & Estate Documents - Electronic Witnessing Now Permitted

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Through Executive Order 202.14 and effective from April 7, 2020 to May 7, 2020, the act of witnessing as required in signing a will, health...

Penalties for Violating Executive Orders on Coronavirus Expanded AGAIN

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By Executive Order 202.14, Governor Cuomo enacted new penalties for violating Coronavirus Executive Orders, in addition to what we discussed...

New York State Courts Are Reopening for Non-Essential Matters

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New York State courts are reopening. On April 7, 2020 Judge Marks issued a memorandum to all trial court justices and judges outlining his...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Paycheck Protection Program - Regulations Explained

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act (CARES Act), signed into law on 3/27/2020, includes expeditious relief for America...
Wednesday, April 01, 2020

LIEB Permitted to Close Real Estate Deals by NYS

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On April 2, 2020 we received word from NYS Empire State Development that "[r]eal estate law practices are deemed essential if it is nec...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Evictions Stopped Under Coronavirus Stimulus - CARES Act

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or “CARES” Act was enacted into law on March 27, 2020. In addition to the relief enumera...

Forbearance and Foreclosure Freeze in Coronavirus Stimulus

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On March 27, 2020, the historic stimulus package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or “CARES” Act was enacted int...
Friday, March 27, 2020

No More Construction - Essential Service Guidance Updated

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On March 27, 2020 at 11AM, Empire State Development refined the definition of essential businesses or entities in NYS as to construction, as...

Podcast | NY Court System is Archaic | Modernization Needed ASAP

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Attention Governor Cuomo the court system needs your leadership. We need e-signature protocols, e-notarization rules, servers, virtual meeti...