Form Civ-Lt-91 - Civil Court Of The City Of New York printable pdf download

CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

County of ________________________

Index No.:_________________

Housing Part

LANDLORD/TENANT

ANSWER IN PERSON

Petitioner(s),

-against-

Name:_________________________________

Respondent(s)

Address:_______________________________

_____________________ Apt._______

GRespondent/GPerson claiming possession has appeared and has orally answered the Petition as follows:

Answer

SERVICE

1. ______ The Respondent did not receive a copy of the Notice of Petition and Petition.

2. ______ The Respondent received the Notice of Petition and Petition, but service was not correct as required by law.

PARTIES

3. ______ The Respondent is indicated improperly, by the wrong name, or is not indicated on the Notice of Petition and Petition.

4. ______ The Petitioner is not the Landlord or Owner of the building, or a proper party.

RENT

5. ______ No rent demand or proper rent demand, either oral or written, was made before this proceeding.

6. ______ The Respondent tried to pay the rent, but the Petitioner refused to accept it.

7. ______ The monthly rent being requested is not the legal rent or the amount on the current lease.

8. ______ The Petitioner owes money to the Respondent because of a rent overcharge.

9. ______ The rent, or a portion of the rent, has already been paid to the Petitioner.

APARTMENT

10. _____ There are conditions in the apartment which need to be repaired and/or services which the Petitioner has not provided.

11. _____ Public Assistance shelter allowance has stopped because of housing code violations in the apartment or the building.

12. _____ The apartment is an illegal apartment.

OTHER

13. _____ Laches.

14. _____ General Denial.

15. _____ Respondent/Person claiming possession is in the military service or is a dependent of someone in the military service.

16. _____ Other Answer ___________________________________________________________________________________

________________________

Dated

Clerk’s Initials

NOTICE OF SCHEDULED APPEARANCE

This case is scheduled to appear on the calendar as follows:

DATE:___________________ TIM E: __________________ PART:__________________ ROOM :_____________

YOU SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE COURTHOUSE AT LEAST ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE THE ABOVE

SCHEDULED TIM E, TO ALLOW TIM E TO BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE M ETAL DETECTORS. IF A

SETTLEM ENT IS NOT REACHED ON THE ABOVE SCHEDULED DATE THE CASE M AY BE SENT TO A TRIAL-

READY PART FOR A TRIAL. IF YOU W ILL NOT BE READY FOR TRIAL ON THE ABOVE SCHEDULED DATE,

YOU M UST ASK THE COURT FOR ANOTHER TRIAL DATE. IF THE COURT DOES NOT ACCEPT YOUR

REASON FOR NOT BEING READY FOR TRIAL, AND YOUR REQUEST FOR ANOTHER TRIAL DATE IS

DENIED, YOU M AY BE REQUIRED TO PROCEED TO TRIAL IM M EDIATELY.

THE CLERK CANNOT CHANGE THE SCHEDULED DATE OR TIM E.

YOU M UST APPEAR AND BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU.

For assistance visit a Help Center in the courthouse or the court’s website: NYCourts.Gov/NYCHousing.

CIV-LT-91(Revised November 2009)

Form Civ-Lt-91 - Civil Court Of The City Of New York

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