Behind on Rent Payments Due To Covid19 in NYC

[Natasha Singh]

Hi Bigger Pockets Family,

My husband and I have been hit quite hard due to Covid19. He lost his job and my job being commission based has not been as financially stable as it has in the past.

We currently rent in Brooklyn and owe an outstanding amount of $12,000 +. We are organizing to move back in with my husbands sister so we can start rebuilding our savings. 

When I informed my land lord that we were trying to sort out other living arrangements they said that we still have to pay the full amount or go to court. 

I am aware that NYC is a renter friendly market so I wanted to know if anyone has been in a similar situation or knows of any solutions that could result in us paying a fraction of the outstanding amount or being able to write it off all together.

Feel free to respond to this thread or inbox me.

Appreciate your help in advance.

Natasha