File Complaint Online: Mail/Fax: Mailing Address: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Consumer Services Division. 42 Broadway, 9th Floor. New York, NY 10004. Fax: (212) 487-4482.
File a complaint with government or consumer programs File a complaint with your local consumer protection office. Notify the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in your area about your problem. The BBB tries to resolve complaints against companies. Report scams and suspicious communications to the Federal Trade Commission.
All complaints are kept anonymous. Call (516) 227-9717.
Filing your complaint starts your case, but the summons is the document that is issued under the court's authority that notifies your defendant they are being sued and that they need to take action.
Phone: 516-571-7755 Press 1 to report Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, or Elder Abuse. Press 2 to report Tax, Welfare or Medicaid Fraud. Press 3 to report Frauds targeting immigrants. Press 4 to report Insurance Fraud. Press 5 to report Firearms, Narcotics or Gang Activity. Press 6 to report Corruption.
The Process To begin a civil lawsuit in federal court, the plaintiff files a complaint with the court and “serves” a copy of the complaint on the defendant.
A complaint letter format will typically begin with the sender's details, followed by stating who it's addressed to, the date, and then the letter itself. The opening paragraph should state your reason for writing, and the meat of the text will go into detail about the matter.
The ideal structure to use is one that explains: the subject of your complaint. your original expectation about the subject. what went wrong. details of any attempts by the other party to put right the problem, and why they did not work. why the fault or error or action affects you so greatly. what compensation you seek.
A brief description of the parties (e.g., their name and address). Allegations demonstrating that the court has subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and venue to adjudicate the claims in the complaint. A concise yet thorough statement of the factual allegations that form the basis of your complaint.
On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc.