See more details on Landlord Tenant forms

The Landlord & Tenant Forms page provides statewide forms organized into four major sections covering the most common housing court proceedings.

Non-Payment Eviction

  • Landlord forms:
    • 5-Day Notice of Past Due Rent
    • Written Demand for Past Due Rent
    • Notice of Petition (UCS-LTN1, for use outside NYC)
    • Petition for Non-Payment Eviction (UCS-LTN2)
    • Good Cause Eviction Law Notice
  • Tenant forms:
    • Answer & Counterclaim (UCS-LTN3)
  • Informational “how to answer” sheets available in:
    • English
    • Spanish
    • Russian
    • Amharic
    • Arabic
    • Nepali
    • Simplified Chinese
    • Traditional Chinese
    • Somali

Holdover Eviction

  • Landlord forms:
    • Written Demand to Terminate
    • Notice of Petition (UCS-LTH1)
    • Petition for Holdover Eviction (UCS-LTH2)
  • Tenant forms:
    • Answer & Counterclaim (UCS-LTH3)
  • Guides for both landlords and tenants for proceedings:
    • Inside New York City
    • Outside New York City
  • American Sign Language video explanations supplement both eviction sections.

RPAPL Article 7-C Proceedings

This section provides tenants with forms to petition for the appointment of a court-supervised administrator to use collected rents to fix dangerous living conditions.

  • Notice of Petition (UCS-LT11A)
  • Petition (UCS-LT11B)
  • Petitioner Information/Signature Addendum (UCS-LT11C)

RPAPL Article 7-D Proceedings (Tenant Dignity & Safe Housing Act)

This section covers proceedings allowing tenants to sue for a court order directing repairs.

  • Notice of Petition (UCS-LT12A)
  • Petition (UCS-LT12B)
  • Order to Show Cause (UCS-LT12C)
  • Petitioner information addendum
  • Respondent information addendum
  • Spanish and Chinese language resources

Most forms are available in both fillable and plain PDF formats.