What is the small claims limit in a town or village justice court?
Answered for: New York
§ 1801. Small claims defined. The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of three thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of business or a regular employment within the municipality where the court is located, or where claimant is or was a tenant or lessee of real property owned by the defendant and the claim relates to such tenancy or lease, and such real property is situated within the municipality where the court is located. [...]
In a town or village justice court, a small claim is a money-only claim of up to three thousand dollars, not counting interest and costs. The defendant must live, work or have a business office in the municipality where the court sits, or the claim must relate to a tenancy in property the defendant owns there.
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