Statute · New York Uniform District Court Act
N.Y. Uniform Dist. Ct. Act § 1801 — Small claims defined
N.Y. Uniform Dist. Ct. Act § 1801
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Uniform District Court Act
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1801. Small claims defined.
Citator
N.Y. Uniform Dist. Ct. Act § 1801 — Small claims defined is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1801. Small claims defined.
The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of five thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered pursuant to part one hundred thirty-seven of the rules of the chief administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in dispute does not exceed five thousand dollars, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of business or a regular employment within a district of the court in the county, or where the claimant is or was a tenant or lessee of real property owned by the defendant and the claim relates to such tenancy or lease, and such real property is situated within a district of the court in the county.