Can we evict this tenant???

[Sarah Williams]

This property is in NYS, so evictions are on hold as we know. We are out of state. This tenant has a dog that we NEVER allowed. But we just found out from his roommaate that the tenant let’s the dog use the bathroom inside the apartment! Urine is literally dripping down to the lower unit! Plus, the dog already ruined brand new carpet, that the tenant took up himself, never told us. And there’s feces all over the yard. There has to be some recourse for this situation?! Are the courts even open in NY? Any advice is appreciated.