After 13 months and two extensions the State eviction moratorium is expiring in a matter of days, on Sept. 30.

This means that if a tenant does not pay their rent owed for October and onwards, landlords will be able to pursue eviction proceedings.

So long as tenants have submitted monthly “COVID-19 related financial distress” forms they can never be evicted for rent owed between March 1, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2021. However, once the moratorium expires landlords can decide to pursue this back rent as consumer debt in a small claims court.

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