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Judgment Against Property For Debt In Suffolk
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Multi-State
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Suffolk
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US-0025LTR
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If your claim is over the maximum, you may sue in Civil Court. There is a Small Claims Court in every city, town and village in New York State. To file a claim you must fill out forms and provide the correct business name, legal name, and business address.
Small Claims Court helps individuals or corporations resolve disputes when the amount of the claim is $10,000 or less. All defendants must have an address in New York City. Get Small Claims Court information, including locations and hours of operation. Learn about case types handled by Small Claims Court.
All judgments and court records are filed in the County Clerk Office in the County where the lawsuit was filed. You can go in person to the County Clerk Office in the County where you live to ask if a judgment has been entered against you. Most counties also allow you to search online.
Serving “Notice of Entry” Once the judgment is entered, the winner should serve a copy of the judgment with “notice of entry” on the loser. This service starts the loser's time to appeal running.
All judgments and court records are filed in the County Clerk Office in the County where the lawsuit was filed. You can go in person to the County Clerk Office in the County where you live to ask if a judgment has been entered against you.
A judgment is good for 20 years, but if the plaintiff wants to enforce the judgment against land it is only good for 10 years unless the plaintiff renews it for another 10 years.
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File the sealed Transcript of Judgment with the Suffolk County Clerk's Office. The Suffolk County Clerk's Office will charge a filing fee.You may search the County Clerk's judgment index online to determine what judgments, if any, have been filed. If a judgment is enforced against land, the land may be sold to pay for the money owed. To attach the lien, the creditor files the judgment transcript with the county clerk in the New York county where the debtor's property is located. An attorney who evaluates a claim for collection should ensure that the creditor has supplied all relevant documentation of the debt. Clerk in the county where you believe the judgment debtor owns property. A judgment lien arises when a court rules you owe a debt, allowing the creditor to claim your nonexempt property until the debt is paid. The defendant claims that assigning the rate of interest on the debt collection judgment constituted a substantive change in the judgment. Renewing the judgment will extend your ability to use it as a lien on real property for an additional 10 years.
