Here in NYC a landlord cannot evict a tenant if the welfare rent allowance or section 8 money has not been paid...
Call it beauracracy, as long as the tenant pays their share of the rent ON TIME, then the landlord cannot evict as long as they are approved for welfare or sec 8, or subsidized housing, now if the tenant didnt pay their share of the rent they can be evicted.
Which is fair!
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HomeGuru:
Peter, how could the tenants application of welfare stall an eviction proceeding? There is no legal jurisdiction that the welfare office would have over this civil court case. It would be the same as saying that if the tenant applied for unemployment insurance, Section 8, food stamps or Social Security benefits, those applications could stall an eviction action.
I understand that you are alluding to pleading a case of hardship in front of an understanding judge.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>