Long Island Evictions

03/02/2024

A pair of brazen squatters who were booted from an abandoned New Hyde Park home by cops got back inside by lying to a judge, according to court papers.

06/29/2023

Coram N.Y. landlord gets beat to death by his tenant.

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Albert Coppedge, 49, of Coram, was indicted for Murder in the Second Degree and Robbery in the First Degree for allegedly beating his landlord, Kenneth Mitchell, 62, to death with a dumbbell and steal...

06/18/2023

Entering court using a walker, a doctor's note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta. Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict Willi...

05/31/2023

A young couple who were living together have been shot dead by their landlord following a dispute with the man who was 30 years their elder, police say.

A young couple who were living together have been shot dead by their landlord following a dispute with the man who was 30 years their elder, police say.

05/31/2023

Families lost thousands of dollars in rental apartment scam- Suffolk County detectives are looking for three people who advertised and received payment for a rental apartment that didn't belong to them.

Suffolk County detectives are looking for three people who advertised and received payment for a rental apartment that didn't belong to them.

05/26/2023

Tenants in Hicksville accused of ERAP fraud after allegedly stealing $12,800 in rental assistance funds. They face up to 7 years in prison.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced on May 18 that a couple from Hicksville has been charged with allegedly submitting fraudulent paperwork and obtaining more than $12,000 in rental assistance funds to which they were not entitled that were administered. The funds were part of...

05/19/2023

A Hicksville couple has been charged with fraud after prosecutors said they fraudulently obtained thousands of dollars in rental assistance through a COVID-19 relief program.

A couple was charged with fraud after prosecutors said they fraudulently obtained thousands of dollars in COVID rental assistance.

05/17/2023

An impending “high influx” of undocumented migrants is being sent to Riverhead NY, and Riverhead’s Town Supervisor declared a state of emergency Tuesday night.

Reacting to reports of an impending “high influx” of undocumented migrants being sent to Riverhead from New York City, Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar declared a state of emergency Tuesday night.

05/06/2023

What you need to know about Huntington's plan to legalize basement apartments, detached garages The town board on Tuesday is expected to set a hearing for June 13 to modify the code on accessory dwelling units. Officials say the measure will help boost affordable housing, and offer economic relief.

The town board on Tuesday is expected to set a hearing for June 13 to modify the code on accessory dwelling units. Officials say the measure will help boost affordable housing, and offer economic relief.

04/10/2023

All New Yorkers facing eviction could get free legal help — but it won’t come cheap.

Despite a “right” to representation, tens of thousands of tenants facing eviction will head to court without a lawyer, legal groups say.

03/04/2023

Governor Hochul's plan requires every town in Nassau and Suffolk to increase housing stock by 3% over a 3-year period. The only way to do that is apartment buildings.

It also rezones land within half a mile of a train station to allow 25 units per acre. What do you think?

The governor joined local leaders as she toured Patchogue in Suffolk County and highlighted portions of her New York Housing Compact, a plan she says will set the state on the path to building 800,000 new homes over the next decade.

01/19/2023

The rate of evictions in New York overall is on the rise.

Nearly 4,400 households have been evicted since a ban on most removals ended last year.