New York City Civil Court

Civil Court of the City of New York
A map of the election districts in New York City with several districts in each borough
Electoral districts (from map on NYC OpenData)
Court overview
FormedSeptember 1, 1962 (1962-09-01)
JurisdictionNew York City
Court executive
  • administrative judge
  • chief clerk
Parent departmentNew York State Unified Court System
Key documents
Websitenycourts.gov/…/civil

The Civil Court of the City of New York is a civil court of the New York State Unified Court System in New York City that decides lawsuits involving claims for damages up to $25,000 and includes a small claims part (small claims court) for cases involving amounts up to $10,000 as well as a housing part (housing court) for landlord-tenant matters, and also handles other civil matters referred by the New York Supreme Court.[1][2] The court has divisions by county (borough), but it is a single citywide court.[3][4][5]

It handles about 25% of all the New York state and local courts' total filings.[6] The court consists of 3 parts: Housing, Small Claims, and General Civil. The court's jurisdiction includes ejectment actions, replevin of personal property within monetary limits, equity jurisdiction limited to real property actions, real property actions such as partitions, foreclosures within monetary limits, and actions to rescind or reform a contract.[7]

  1. ^ The New York State Courts: An Introductory Guide (PDF). New York State Office of Court Administration. 2000. p. 4. OCLC 68710274. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  2. ^ The New York State Courts: An Introductory Guide (PDF). New York State Office of Court Administration. 2010. p. 2. OCLC 668081412. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  3. ^ Civil Court Act § 102
  4. ^ Barr, Michael H. New York Civil Practice Before Trial. §6:180: James Publishing. ISBN 1-58012-062-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 22NYCRR208.2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Civil Court History". New York State Office of Court Administration. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  7. ^ "In General". New York State Office of Court Administration. Retrieved 17 August 2014.