Is my notice to vacate still valid at this time? (NY)

[Nick Carlson]

I spoke with a tenant and handed them a notice to vacate about 2 months ago for 90 days that would end on May 1st and they would have to vacate so we could do updates to the apartment (and subsequently rent out again to a new tenant). So far this tenant hasn't shown any signs of staying past the agreed date, but I'm not sure what I could do if he changes his mind with the new developments with the pandemic. I know I've heard talk that you cannot evict people during this time, but I don't know if that's actually been put in place yet and I don't know if that holds the same for a notice to vacate in general.

[Abel Curiel]

Hello @Nick Carlson,

Foreclosures and evictions in New York State were put on hold a little over 1 week ago.

Hopefully your tenant can find a place to go to and vacates the property when originally agreed upon. If they decide to stay, I'm afraid theres not much that can be done at the point.

Heres one of the first articles to break the story:

https://therealdeal.com/2020/03/15/new-york-halts-evictions-statewide-due-to-coronavirus/

Best of luck to you moving forward!

Abel