Housing Court evictions run roughly 6 to 18 months, and holdover proceedings can exceed two years under Right to Counsel.
A non-paying tenant is a year or more of carry, not a quarter of it. Underwrite vacancy and legal cost against that timeline, not against a statutory notice period.
- Typical duration
- 6–18 months
Sources
- NYC Office of Civil Justice — Right to Counsel — NYC Local Law 136 of 2017