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I recently settled a non-payment case in NYC housing court, is that settlement the same as an eviction?
Asked on Sep 05th, 2016 on Real Estate - New York
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I'm going to have a difficult time finding a new apartment I've been made to understand. But i only had one issue of going to housing court, paid off the stipulation early. But i've been told that it's worst if I've been 'evicted' which i was not evicted. I need clarification of the terms.
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I am unclear what happened. If you paid the stipulation amount, then your lease is good and you are not in default. There is kind of a credit reporting service that major landlords use to identify problem tenants, so if you move, your name may come up as a respondent in a case, but if your credit report has no payment problems, it is not an issue. Eviction means thrown out by court order.
Answered on Sep 10th, 2016 at 7:33 AM