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ALBANY — State lawmakers introduced new legislation Tuesday that would provide tenants with an additional six months of protection from eviction as the coronavirus pandemic rages.

Currently, an executive order from Gov. Cuomo bars landlords from beginning eviction proceedings for three months, which currently ends June 18th.

Two-thirds of New York City’s apartments and homes are rented.

The legislation from state Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) and Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz would extend the protections through December, giving renters an extra six months to pay back rent owed during the virus outbreak.

“The Governor’s 90-day eviction moratorium was a good first step to protect tenants from losing their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. But it’s not enough. Unless we act, we’ll see a tidal wave of evictions immediately the moratorium ends,” said Hoylman.

“Our legislation prevents an impending eviction disaster by providing tenants who’ve lost their jobs a safe harbor to get healthy and back on their feet while our country recovers from this economic disaster.”

Meanwhile, a separate movement backed by liberal Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to cancel rental payments is underway with a bill sponsored by state Sen. Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris.

The proposal is critical of Cuomo’s anti-eviction executive order, which also includes a 90-day moratorium on mortgage payments, for being too pro-landlord.

The legislation has yet to pass either chambers of the state Legislature.