District Court

Landlord and Tenant

General Information
District Court, Nassau County
99 Main Street
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 493-4138

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The Courthouse is open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All business must be commenced by 4:30 p.m. Calendars are called at 9:30 a.m.

Adjournment requests must be in writing and will not be considered by phone. The parties must be notified of all adjournment requests. The Judge will consider all requests at the call of the calendar on the scheduled court date.

Landlord and Tenant matters are brought in District Court, where you can sue for housing problems and evictions. The District Court provides numerous services to provide landlords and tenants with legal information and to otherwise assist the public.

Forms

District Court

Landlord Holdover Forms

Title	PDF	Fillable PDF
Landlord Holdover Guide		Not applicable
Landlord Holdover Forms Packet with Instructions		Not applicable
Notice to Terminate
Notice of Petition for Commencing Holdover Proceeding
Petition for Commencing Holdover Proceeding
Affidavit of Personal Service
Affidavit of Substitute or Conspicuous Place Service
Holdover Judgment
Warrant of Eviction Holdover

Landlord Non Payment Forms

Title	PDF	Fillable PDF
Landlord Non-Payment Guide		Not applicable
Landlord Non-Payment Forms Packet with Instructions		Not applicable
Written Demand for Payment of Past Due Rent
Notice of Petition for Commencing Non-Payment Proceeding
Petition for Commencing Non-Payment Proceeding
Affidavit of Personal Service
Affidavit of Substitute or Conspicuous Place Service

Tenant Forms

Title	PDF	Fillable PDF
Tenant Guide		Not applicable
Tenant Forms Packet with Instructions		Not applicable
Order to Show Cause
Affidavit in Support of Order to Show Cause
Affidavit of Service of Order to Show Cause
Tenant Answer

Links

New York State Attorney General Housing Issues