{"id":375326,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/new-york-law\/new-york-small-claims-courts.html"},"modified":"2024-01-29T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:00:21","slug":"new-york-small-claims-courts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/new-york-law\/new-york-small-claims-courts.html","title":{"rendered":"New York Small Claims Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New York Small Claims Courts<\/h1>\n
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New York has different small claims court rules depending on whether the claimant files their claim in New York City or elsewhere. The Civil Court of New York City’s small claims part may hear civil disputes<\/a> that do not exceed $10,000. Outside of New York City, some city courts have small claims parts, which hear civil disputes of up to $5,000. Town and village courts may hear civil disputes that do not exceed $3,000.<\/p>\r\n

If you have a small claims case, you may find the following links helpful:<\/p>\r\n