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Administration

Administrative Judge
Hon. Carolyn Walker-Diallo

Supervising Judge, Housing Court
Hon. Jean Schneider

Chief Clerk
Alia Razzaq

First Deputy Chief Clerk
Eugene Hurley

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 $25,000. 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 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

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