New York A 8001: Increases the jurisdictional limits for small claims to fifteen thousand dollars

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A08001 Summary:

BILL NOA08001 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRajkumar

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COSPNSRGriffin, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1801, UCCA; amd §1801, UDCA; amd §1801, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Increases the jurisdictional limits for small claims to fifteen thousand dollars.

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BILL NOA08001 

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04/17/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8001

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the uniform city court act, the uniform district court
 act, and the New York city civil court act, in relation to increasing
 the jurisdictional limits for small claims to fifteen thousand dollars

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1801 of the uniform city court act, as amended by
 2 chapter 485 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 1801. Small claims defined.
 4 The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall
 5 mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of
 6 [five] fifteen thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any
 7 action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered
 8 pursuant to part [137] one hundred thirty-seven of the rules of the
 9 chief administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the
 10 amount in dispute does not exceed [$5,000] fifteen thousand dollars,
 11 provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the
 12 transaction of business or a regular employment within the county, or
 13 where the claimant is or was a tenant or lessee of real property owned
 14 by the defendant and the claim relates to such tenancy or lease, and
 15 such real property is situated within the county.
 16 § 2. Section 1801 of the uniform district court act, as amended by
 17 chapter 485 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 18 § 1801. Small claims defined.
 19 The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall
 20 mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of
 21 [five] fifteen thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any
 22 action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered
 23 pursuant to part one hundred thirty-seven of the rules of the chief
 24 administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11239-01-5

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 1 dispute does not exceed [five] fifteen thousand dollars, provided that
 2 the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of
 3 business or a regular employment within a district of the court in the
 4 county, or where the claimant is or was a tenant or lessee of real prop-
 5 erty owned by the defendant and the claim relates to such tenancy or
 6 lease, and such real property is situated within a district of the court
 7 in the county.
 8 § 3. Section 1801 of the New York city civil court act, as amended by
 9 chapter 485 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 10 § 1801. Small claims defined. The term "small claim" or "small claims"
 11 as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money
 12 only not in excess of [ten] fifteen thousand dollars exclusive of inter-
 13 est and costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbi-
 14 tration award rendered pursuant to part [137] one hundred thirty-seven
 15 of the rules of the chief administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part
 16 137) in which the amount in dispute does not exceed [ten] fifteen thou-
 17 sand dollars, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an
 18 office for the transaction of business or a regular employment within
 19 the city of New York, or where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real
 20 property owned by the defendant and the claim rela