N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Section 797
Jurisdiction

  • courts
  • venue

1.

Except as prohibited under subdivision three of this section, a special proceeding for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property constituting violation of applicable local and state housing standards or Real Property Law § 235-B (Warranty of habitability)section two hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law may be maintained in a county court, justice court, district court, or city court.

2.

The place of trial of the special proceeding shall be within the jurisdictional area of the court in which the residential real property or a portion thereof is situated.

3.

A special proceeding pursuant to this article shall not be maintained in any court within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Richmond, New York, Bronx, Kings or Queens.

Source: Section 797 — Jurisdiction; courts; venue, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPA/797 (updated Jan. 5, 2024; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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Jan. 5, 2024

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