At Housing Court Answers, formerly known as the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, we help people in New York City navigate the complex world of Housing Court and NYC's tangle of housing laws and regulations.

We are the first and best place to go to in New York City for information about Housing Court. We help people without lawyers at our information tables in the city's Housing Courts, on our hotline which is open five days a week, and on this website. Please explore the website. If you are a returning visitor you will find our detailed fact sheets on Housing Court procedures and information about the courts. For new visitors, please enter the website via the buttons on the left. Are you a tenant? A landlord? An advocate or researcher? You will find pages with many links designed to help you navigate Housing Court, housing law, or find other help.

Upcoming Court holiday: The city's Housing Courts will be closed on Monday, February 13, 2012 for Lincoln's Birthday and Monday, February 20, 2012 for President's Day.

New Court Hours: As a result of budget cuts, the Civil Courts will be shortening their hours. The new hours for the Housing Courts are listed below. Small Claims Court will have evening hours only on Thursdays.

Bronx Housing Court (1118 Grand Concourse)
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays:
Doors to building will be open 8:30am to 3:45pm; Clerk and Cashier will close at 4pm; Courtrooms close at 4:30pm.

Thursdays:
Doors open 8:30am to 6:30pm; Clerk's Office closes at 7pm; Cashier closes at 6:30pm.

All other courts with Small Claims - Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan
Same as Bronx, except on THURSDAYS doors will remain open until end of Small Claims Court session; Clerk's office closes at 7pm and Cashier at 6:30pm.

Emergencies: Tenants who have been illegally locked out, who need to be restored to possession or if scheduled for eviction the following day should notify the court officer at the door if they arrive after 3:45pm. They will be admitted if they arrive between 3:45 and 4:45pm. No one will be admitted after 4:45pm.

Heat season is now in effect/ La Ley de la Calefacción Se Applica Ahora
If you are having problems with heat and believe that your landlord is not providing legally sufficient heat you can check the law here .
Si usted no recibe la calefacción suficiente y usted quiere saber mas sobre las leyes de la calefacción, consulte nuestra hoja informativa aquí.