This page from the New York State Courts website (NYCOURTS.GOV) provides statewide Landlord & Tenant legal forms for use in New York courts. It is organized into four main sections: Non-Payment Eviction (for cases where a landlord claims a tenant owes back rent), Holdover Eviction (for cases where a landlord claims the tenant's right to occupy the property has ended), Appointing an Administrator to use rents to fix dangerous conditions under RPAPL Article 7-C, and a Judgment Directing Repairs under the Tenant Dignity & Safe Housing Act (RPAPL Article 7-D). Each section offers separate forms and guides for landlords and tenants, with distinctions between courts inside and outside New York City, and includes fillable PDF versions, plain PDFs, multilingual resources, and American Sign Language explainer videos.
Non-Payment Eviction
Landlords
Guide for Non-Payment Eviction:
Inside NYC | Outside NYC
Tenants
Guide for Non-Payment Eviction:
Inside NYC | Outside NYC
Holdover Eviction
Landlords
Guide for Holdover Eviction:
Inside NYC | Outside NYC
Tenants
Guide for Holdover Eviction:
Inside NYC | Outside NYC
Appoint Administrator
Judgment to Appoint an Administrator to Use Rents to Fix Conditions that are Dangerous to Life, Health, or Safety Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law (RPAPL) Article 7-C
Direct Repairs
Judgement directing repairs (TENANT DIGNITY & SAFE HOUSING ACT) Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law (RPAPL) Article 7-D
Tenants can use these forms to start a lawsuit against a landlord (or anyone else who is legally responsible to maintain the rental property) for a judgment directing repairs of dangerous, hazardous, or harmful conditions [see RPL 235-b Warranty of Habitability] or violations of local and state housing standards.