The requirements are as follows: Notarized Affidavit of Defendant. Stating Sum for Which Judgment May be Entered. State County of Residence or Where Entry Authorized. State Facts Out of Which Debt Arose. Contingent liability. Entry of judgment.
When the debtor pays the judgment, the creditor must: File a Satisfaction of Judgment form with the Clerk within 20 days.
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.
The Satisfaction of Judgment form must be filed in the Court that entered the judgment, but if a Transcript of Judgment was filed in the County Clerk's office, it must be filed there; and. Mail a copy of the Satisfaction within 10 days to the debtor; and.
If you wish to obtain a Payoff Letter that outlines your financial obligation to satisfy your HPD mortgage or are seeking a Satisfaction of your HPD mortgage, please complete the Mortgage Payoff / Satisfaction / Release Request Form and submit your request via email to mtgsatisfact@hpd.nyc.
To file a notice of lien, you must complete the Public Improvement Lien Form. You must also sign and notarize both the Lien Form and the Affidavit of Service. You can submit everything to DOF by mail or in person.
To conduct a New York property lien search by address: Visit or contact any of the following entities in person or through their websites: The county clerk's office or website. The tax assessor's office or website.
Single Family Homes, Single inium Apartments – Your lien must be filed no later than 4 months from the last date of service. Multi-Family Buildings, Cooperative Buildings, Commercial Buildings – Your lien must be filed no later than 8 months from the last date of service.
The following parties are entitled to mechanics lien rights in New York: direct contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, equipment lessors, laborers, design professionals, and landscape gardeners who performs labor or furnishes materials for the improvement of real property.
The statute of limitations for a foreclosure in the state of New York is six years. (N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213 (2025).)