This free and easy program will ask you questions and make papers that help you tell a judge why you missed your court date or didn’t answer a petition in a New York City nonpayment or holdover case. When you finish the program, you can print a paper called an “Affidavit in Support of an Order to Show Cause,” which you must give to the Clerk in the Housing Court. The papers ask the judge to let you come back to court.

You should only use this program if there is a judgment against you.

It is helpful to have a copy of the petition with you when you use the program.

1. Adobe Flash to see the program. Get it now for free.


2. Microsoft Word to see and print the completed court forms properly. If you don’t have Word, you can download Word Viewer now for free.

If this program is not for you, learn more about vacating a default judgment or visit one of the Civil Court’s Resource Centers and speak to a resource center attorney free of charge, or you can see if there is a court form that you can complete yourself.

Please Note: It is always better to talk to a lawyer, if possible.

These forms are not for commercial use and charging for use in any way is prohibited.