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General
The General section provides foundational court forms applicable across a variety of housing court proceedings. It includes the Fee Waiver Form (CIV-GP-15) for those seeking relief from court costs, the Affirmation of Military Investigation (CIV-LT-106) to confirm a party's military status, the Notice of Entry (CIV-LT-105) for formally notifying parties of a court decision, Instructions for Service of Subpoena (CIV-GP-63), a Request for Audio Record (CIV-LT-90) for obtaining recordings of proceedings, and a Request for Warrant (CIV-LT-100) for enforcement purposes.
Starting a Case
This section provides forms and DIY (Do-It-Yourself) tools for landlords and property owners who wish to initiate a housing court case. It covers nonpayment and holdover proceedings, including petitions and rent demand forms for small property owners, roommate holdover and termination notices, and licensee holdover petitions. It also includes multilingual Notice of Nonpayment Petition and Notice of Holdover Petition postcards available in ten languages — English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Urdu, Bengali, Haitian Creole, and Russian — to ensure proper notification to tenants.
DIY forms
- Small Property Owner Licensee Holdover Petition DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Form
- Small Property Owner Licensee Notice to Quit DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Form
Answering
The Answering section contains forms and instructions for tenants or respondents who need to formally respond to a Notice of Petition and Petition filed against them. It includes general information on how to answer (CIV-LT-92), written answer forms with and without verification (CIV-LT-91a and CIV-LT-91b), answer instructions (CIV-LT-69), and a DIY Nonpayment Answer form for tenants representing themselves in nonpayment proceedings.
Appeals
This section provides forms needed to appeal a housing court decision to a higher court. It includes the Notice of Appeal (CIV-GP-67A), an Affirmation in Support of an Application to Waive Court Fees for transcript costs (CIV-GP-16), the Notice of Transmittal of Transcript (CIV-GP-42) for submitting the court record on appeal, and the Notice of Settlement of Transcript (CIV-GP-42A) for finalizing the transcript before it is transmitted.
Affirmations of Service
The Affirmations of Service section contains forms used to document that legal papers have been properly served on the opposing party. Options include the Affirmation of Service by Mail (CIV-GP-11), Affirmation of Personal Service (CIV-RCF-57), Service Other Than By Personal Delivery for substituted or conspicuous service (CIV-RCF-62), Affirmation of Service of Judgment with Notice of Entry (CIV-LT-47), and two additional affirmations covering personal delivery (CIV-RC-94) and other delivery methods (CIV-RC-95).
HP's (Housing Part)
The HP's section provides forms for tenants seeking to bring an HP (Housing Part) proceeding against a landlord to compel repairs or corrections of hazardous conditions. It includes instructions for self-represented (pro se) litigants on how to serve an Order to Show Cause and Verified Petition (CIV-LT-66), as well as an Inspection Request form (CIV-LT-61) used to request a court-ordered inspection of the property.
Motions and Orders to Show Cause
This section offers a comprehensive set of forms for filing and responding to motions and Orders to Show Cause (OSC) in housing court. It includes service instructions for pro se litigants (CIV-LT-65), an Affirmation in Opposition (CIV-LT-13A), a Reply Affirmation (CIV-LT-13B), an Affirmation of Service of the OSC (CIV-LT-19), a generic Affirmation in Support (CIV-LT-13), forms to restore a case to the calendar (CIV-LT-10 and CIV-LT-22), an Affirmation in Support for Withdrawal of Funds (CIV-LT-18), and DIY forms for tenants seeking to vacate a default judgment or restore their case to the calendar.
DIY Forms