CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF _______________________
______________________________________________
Petitioner (Landlord), Index No. L&T ________
Notice of Nonpayment
-against- Petition
Respondent (Tenant), Petitioner Business Address:
Address:
Respondent (Undertenant).
Address:
_______________________________________________
Your landlord is suing you for nonpayment of rent.
1. Your landlord has started an eviction nonpayment case against you for rent the landlord claims
you owe. The landlord’s reasons are given in the attached Petition.
2. Your landlord is asking this Court for:
a money judgment for $_________, plus interest from ____________, 20__, and
permission to evict you from your home if you do not pay the money judgment.
3. You have a right to a trial. But first you must Answer the Petition by going to the landlord-tenant
Clerk’s Office at: ___________________________, ___________, New York. You must do this
within 10 days after the date these papers were given to you or a person who lives or works in
your home, or were posted at your home at:
Address or description of the premises
Warning! If you don’t Answer the Petition within 10 days, a judgment may be entered against you.
If that happens, the landlord will have the right to evict you.
4. Your Answer should say the legal reasons that you don’t owe all or part of the rent. The legal
reasons are called defenses. You can also say any claims you have against the landlord. You will
have to prove your defenses and claims in court. To Answer the Petition you must either:
Go to the landlord-tenant Clerk’s Office and tell the Clerk your Answer, or
Give the landlord-tenant Clerk your Answer in writing (Form No. Civ-LT-91a).