Accessing Housing Court Records Online

ECourts/WebCivil and

New York State Courts Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF)

What is WebCivil Local?

WebCivil Local, also known as eCourts, contains cases from all the local Civil Courts in New York State.  Housing Court, Civil Court & Supreme Court cases are available for the public and WebCivil/eCourts can be used to determine if a court date is scheduled. 

How to look up a case on WebCivil Local / eCourts

• Go to the eCourts website: https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/ecourtsMain
• select “WebCivil Local” if this is a Housing Court case
• select INDEX SEARCH if you have the index number for the case. The index number is on top right corner of the court documents.
• select PARTY SEARCH if you need to search by the name.
• What do you find on eCourts?
• court date
• name of the courtroom (“Part A, B, C,” etc.)
• the name of the judge

You will see the same results as the index number search if there is a court date scheduled. You will be led to this screen which will provide a snapshot of the hearing information if one is scheduled:

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Click on INDEX NUMBER to get to this screen

Then click SHOW ALL APPEARANCES to see previous and current court hearings.

From the search results page, click the date to get to this screen with “Appearance detail”...

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With the past and current court dates, you’ll find important details, like the purpose or outcome of a court date.

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No court date is scheduled.

What is NYSCEF?

• NYSCEF (New York State Courts Electronic Filing) is a program that permits filing legal papers electronically.
• NYSCEF may also be used to view documents that have been filed for a case.

How to search for a case on NYSCEF

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/HomePage

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Go to the bottom of the page and click SEARCH AS GUEST.

You can search for a case using NAME or INDEX NUMBER.

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BX - Bronx

HA - Harlem

NY - Manhattan

KI - Brooklyn

QU - Queens

RI - Staten Island

No cases are found.

Look for Landlord and Tenant (LT) cases.

NYSEF has all types of court cases including civil and supreme.

What kinds of documents can I see on NYSCEF?

Once you find the case you’re looking for, you can see a lot! Almost all the documents from the beginning to the end of a case should appear on NYSCEF.

• petition, notice of petition, affidavits of service
• notices of appearance, motions, affidavits, evidence exhibits, stipulations, court orders
• warrant requisitions, marshal’s notices, orders to show cause (OSCs)
• … and any other document that is part of your case!

IMPORTANT!

• Not all cases in Housing Court appear on NYSCEF. This does not mean you don’t have a case!
• A case must be electronically filed in order for it to appear in NYSCEF. Small landlords and pro se tenants might not file electronically and the case may not be found in the system.
• Even if the cases are filed electronically, not all documents might be immediately available, depending on how quickly they are uploaded.
• A warrant requisition is not the same thing as a Marshal's notice. It does have the Marshal’s contact information.

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