Information to help you Answer the Petition (Form No. Civ-LT-92) is available at the landlord-
tenant’s Clerk’s Office or online at nycourts.gov/housingnyc.
Important! If you don’t tell the Clerk about a defense in your Answer you might not be able to talk
about it later in this case or any other case.
5. When you Answer the Petition, you will get a date to come back to Court 3 to 8 days later. You
have a right to postpone that date for 14 days but you have to come to the courthouse to ask for a
postponement. If you pay all the rent due before your court date, the case will be dismissed.
6. If your name is not on this Notice but you live in the home listed above, you have a right to come
to Court and Answer the Petition.