<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil </Td> </Tr> <P> The Civil Court of the City of New York is a civil court of the New York State Unified Court System in New York City that decides lawsuits involving claims for damages up to $25,000 and includes a small claims part (small claims court) for cases involving amounts up to $5,000 as well as a housing part (housing court) for landlord - tenant matters, and also handles other civil matters referred by the New York Supreme Court . It handles about 25% of all the New York state and local courts' total filings . The court has divisions by county (borough), but it is a single citywide court . </P> <P> The Civil Court has monetary jurisdiction up to $25,000, including replevin when the value of the chattel does not exceed that amount, real property actions such as partitions, and foreclosures within the monetary limit, and also has equity jurisdiction limited to real property actions, ejectment actions, and actions to rescind or reform a contract not involving more than the $25,000 jurisdictional limit . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> New York State Unified Court System </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Court of Appeals Supreme Court, Appellate Division Supreme Court Court of Claims Surrogate's Court Family Court County Court District Court New York City: Civil, Criminal Justice courts </P> This box: <Ul> <Li> view </Li> <Li> talk </Li> <Li> edit </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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