Housing Repair/Anti-Tenant Harassment Materials
Getting Started
Training Videos
- I – Introduction to Housing in NYC
- II – Client Meeting and Drafting the Pleadings
- III – Filing and Service
- IV – Court Appearances
- V – Restoring for Civil Penalties and Contempt
- VI – Working with LSNYC and our Clients
Applicable Law
Templates & Forms
- Order to Show Cause and Verified Petition for Private Landlords
- Order to Show Cause and Verified Petition for NYCHA
- 1101 Fee Waiver
- Affirmation of Service
- Affidavit of Service
- Inspection Request Form (for commencing a case)
- Court-Ordered Inspection Form (during pendency of case)
- Order to Show Cause to Restore for Contempt and Civil Penalties
- Attorney Affirmation in Support of Contempt and Civil Penalties
- Petitioner’s Affidavit in Support of Contempt and Civil Penalties
- Order to Show Cause to Restore for an Order to Correct
- Attorney Affirmation in Support of an Order to Correct
- Petitioner’s Affidavit in Support of an Order to Correct
- Memorandum of Law – Motion for Contempt
- Order to Show Cause – Group Petition vs. NYCHA
- Verified Petition – Group Petition vs. NYCHA
- Stipulation of Settlement
- Stipulation of Adjournment
- Stipulation of Adjournment using Court Forms
- Stipulation of Discontinuance
- Notice of Discontinuance
- Contact Deadline Letter
- Contact Deadline Letter (Spanish)
- Case Closing Letter
- Case Closing Letter (Spanish)
Client Resources & Useful Websites
- Your Day In Court
- Glossary: Words You Might Hear in Housing Court
- List of Housing Courts
- Court Guide: Appearing on an HP case
- Court Guide: Contempt and Penalties
- New York City Heat Laws
- Sample Heat Log
- HPD Online
- ACRIS – Address and Parcel Lookup
- Department of Buildings – Building Information Search
- Who Owns What in NYC?
- HPD Code Enforcement – call to reschedule inspections
- eCourts Webcivil Local – track your case here once you have a court date
- Universal Access to Counsel – resources for your client to get an attorney if they are sued in an eviction proceeding
- Integrated Pest Management Practices- resources for when your client is experiencing an infestation
- Mold Abatement Requirements and Resources
- NYSCEF Resource Center
- Housing Court Phone Listings
- Housing Court Individual Part Phone Listings
- Links and Dial-In Information for Remote Court Appearances
Articles & Other Information
- Judge Lebovits, HP Proceedings: A Primer
- Righting the Scales of Justice: the Critical Need for Contempt Proceedings Against Lawless Landlords by Armen H. Merijan
- HPD violation guide
- HPD violations – penalties and fees
- HPD current statuses explainer
- NYTimes video – The Fight for 98 Linden
- Report from the Special Adviser on Equal Justice in the New York State Courts
- Five Habits of Cross-Cultural Lawyering – Clinical Law Teaching Materials from Sue Bryant and Jean Koh Peters
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