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Administration
Administrative Judge
Hon. Carolyn Walker-Diallo
Supervising Judge, Housing Court
Hon. Jack Stoller
Acting Chief Clerk
Tanya Faye
First Deputy Chief Clerk
Tanya Faye
Jurisdiction
The Civil Court of the City of New York consists of 3 parts: General Civil, Housing, and Small Claims. General Civil cases includes matters where parties are seeking monetary relief up to $50,000. The Housing Part hears landlord-tenant matters and cases involving maintenance of housing standards. The Small Claims Part hears cases where parties are seeking monetary relief up to $10,000.
Case Types
General Civil: • Commercial Landlord-Tenant • Consumer Debt • Name/Sex Designation Change • No Fault
Housing: • Non-payment • Holdover • HP cases (for tenants seeking repairs) • Harassment • Article 7A cases • Illegal Lockouts
Small Claims:
Courts by County
New York City Civil Court has locations in each of the five Boroughs. In Bronx County, the Civil and Housing Parts are located in two separate courthouses. There is also a community courthouse located in Harlem.
• Bronx County
° Civil
° Housing
• Kings County (Brooklyn)
• New York County (Manhattan)
• Richmond County (Staten Island)
• Queens County
• Harlem Community Justice Center
• Red Hook Justice Center
Justice Centers are currently closed