If you wish to make a jury demand, you should request a jury trial when you answer the petition. Most leases do not allow jury trials.You must file a jury demand and pay the jury fee on the court date. "Unlawful detainer", or UD for short, refers to the name of the official court complaint that a landlord makes when they want to evict a tenant. This booklet explains many of these laws you need to know and provides resources where you can find more information about landlord and tenant issues. Ask for a trial date in an eviction case when the tenant filed an Answer (form UD-105). If you are a tenant or landlord and you have an ongoing dispute, including eviction, you can get information and assistance from Housing Court. The Court has fourteen General Division judges Judges preside over civil, criminal, and traffic cases and conduct both jury and non-jury trials. On December 9, 2004, a jury in the case of United States v. Case opinion for NY Supreme Court BRONX INC v.