For actions occurring on or after 2/15/2024, you have 3 yrs. to file a complaint. every complaint. Conciliation or settlement is possible at any stage.
You can call 1-888-392-3644. You can visit a Division of Human Right office and file a complaint in person: .dhr.ny/contact-us.
Click a topic, or press the enter key on a topic, to reveal its answer. To report discrimination, please call 311 or (212) 416-0197 and ask for the NYC Commission on Human Rights or send us an inquiry here.
To begin an action in Small Claims Court, a person, or someone acting on his or her behalf, must come to the Small Claims Court Clerk's office in the proper county and fill out a statement of claim. To find out where the clerk's office is located in your county, click on Locations.
To begin an action in Small Claims Court, a person, or someone acting on his or her behalf, must come to the Small Claims Court Clerk's office in the proper county and fill out a statement of claim. To find out where the clerk's office is located in your county, click on Locations.
Defendant Does Not Appear If the clerk calls your case on the calendar and the defendant does not answer and appear, the court will direct an inquest. This means the judge or arbitrator will hear your case even though the defendant is not present.