This free and easy program will ask you questions and make papers for a residential nonpayment petition or written rent demand to start a nonpayment case. Owners must obtain a judgment of possession and "warrant" directing a city marshal to evict the tenant.To start an illegal lockout proceeding come to the Landlord-Tenant Clerk's office and fill out a petition in support of an Order to Show Cause. If you are rent-controlled or rent-stabilized, you may file a service complaint with the NYS Homes and. Community Renewal's Office of Rent Administration. Choose the category that best fits your purpose: ; Rental or former-rental issues ; Housing or rental applications ; Home ownership or purchaser issues. In this article, we break down each step of the legal eviction process in New York. New York's eviction laws can be found at NY RPA Code § 701-768.