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Originally Posted by Tiredofnyclife
Landlords can threaten all the legal action they want but when the juries are all made of tenants they will still lose.
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L&T non-payment and holdover cases rarely if ever go before juries. Strictly a judge's call (non jury trial).
Landlords all over state already have begun legal proceedings both in housing and other courts.
Note eviction ban only means tenants cannot be touched (IIRC), it does not mean a LL cannot get a judgement. This and or landlords are suing for monetary damages in other branches of civil court.
Latter is just as damaging or maybe worse than housing court. An eviction rarely appears on credit reports (at least far as NYS or NYC goes IIRC), but civil liens/judgements *do*.
Usually landlords just sue for eviction and are happy to get the apartment back. While they can (and may often do) seek also a monetary judgement, again many LLs just take what they can get.
Keep in mind by law tenant is responsible for *entire* sums owning for term of lease. This even if they are evicted for non-payment, whatever balance remaining on lease is still payable. A LL is within his or her rights to obtain a final judgement for entire amount owing. IIRC in NYS landlords have three (or is it five?) years to sue for back rent.
Monetary liens never go away until they are satisfied unless holder agrees. They expire usually after ten years, but holder can go right back to court and have lien renewed, then clock starts all over.
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