This free and easy program will ask you questions and make a New York City residential nonpayment petition that you can print, serve and file in the courthouse. You will also get instructions that will tell you how to start a case in Housing Court.

• the premises is unregulated housing, and
• the premises is not owned by a corporation or voluntary association, and
• you are the owner and landlord of the premises, and
• the building has five or less apartments, or is a cooperative apartment that you own the shares to, or is a condominium apartment that you own, and
• the tenant is in possession of the premises, and
• you made a proper oral or written rent demand, and the tenant did not pay all the rent after the demand.

1. If the premises is a multiple dwelling, you need the name and address of the registered managing agent and the multiple dwelling registration number.
2. You need to know the date of the rental agreement.

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 starting a case 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.