Housing Court for Tenants and Landlords

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If you are a tenant or landlord and you have an ongoing dispute, including eviction, you can get information and assistance from Housing Court. Court locations and hours are also available.

The only legal way a landlord or building owner may evict a tenant who refuses to move voluntarily is through an eviction proceeding in Housing Court.

The Harlem Community Justice Center is currently closed.

For the most up-to-date information on court operations, check the Housing Court website.

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Landlord/Tenant general office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM, and on Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 7 PM. On Thursdays, access to the Clerk's Office after 6:30 PM is limited to emergency applications.

  • Agency: New York Courts
  • Division: Bronx Housing Court
  • Address: 1118 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, 10456
  • Phone Number: (718) 466-3025
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

Landlord/Tenant general office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM, and on Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 7 PM. On Thursdays, access to the Clerk's Office after 6:30 PM is limited to emergency applications.

  • Agency: New York Courts
  • Division: Brooklyn Housing Court
  • Address: 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
  • Phone Number: (347) 404-9201
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

The Red Hook Community Justice Center provides assistance only to residents of Red Hook.

The building is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM. The Landlord and Tenant cashier is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4:30 PM.

  • Agency: New York Courts
  • Division: Red Hook Community Justice Center
  • Address: 88 Visitation Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11231
  • Phone Number: (718) 923-8200
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

Landlord/Tenant general office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM, and on Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 7 PM. On Thursdays, access to the Clerk's Office after 6:30 PM is limited to emergency applications.

  • Agency: New York Courts
  • Division: Manhattan Housing Court
  • Address: 111 Centre Street, New York, NY, 10013
  • Phone Number: (646) 386-5500
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

The Harlem Community Justice Center is currently closed.

Landlord/Tenant general office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM, and on Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 7 PM. On Thursdays, access to the Clerk's Office after 6:30 PM is limited to emergency applications.

  • Agency: New York Courts
  • Division: Queens Housing Court
  • Address: 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY, 11435
  • Phone Number: (718) 262-7145
  • Business Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM; Thursday: 8:30 AM - 7 PM

The building is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM.

On the 3rd Thursday of each month, the Landlord and Tenant counter is generally open from 8 AM to 7 PM. Access to the Clerk's Office after 6:30 PM is limited to emergency applications.

  • Agency: New York Courts
  • Division: Staten Island Housing Court
  • Address: 927 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10310
  • Phone Number: (718) 675-8452
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

Courts are closed on the following holidays in 2024:​

DateHoliday
Monday, January 1New Year's Day
Monday, January 15Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, February 12Lincoln's Birthday
Monday, February 19Presidents Day
Monday, May 27Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 19Juneteenth
Thursday, July 4Independence Day
Monday, September 2Labor Day
Monday, October 14Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
Tuesday, November 5Election Day
Monday, November 11Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28Thanksgiving Day
Wednesday, December 25Christmas Day

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