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Eviction Marshal and Judgment Collection Queens
Winning in Queens Housing Court doesn’t put money back in your pocket. The court issues the judgment or the warrant. It doesn’t collect for you. That’s where a court-appointed NYC marshal comes in — and the difference between having one who moves and one who doesn’t is measured in weeks of lost rent on a Ridgewood apartment that’s now crossing $3,000 a month.
Ridgewood’s housing stock is almost entirely small multi-family rowhouses — two-family, three-family, six-family brick buildings that have been in the same families for decades. The landlords who own these buildings aren’t corporations with legal departments. When a tenant stops paying, the financial pressure lands directly on one person. A missed month isn’t an accounting entry — it may be the mortgage. Fast, accurate enforcement matters here in a way it doesn’t at a large institutional property.
The neighborhood is also in the middle of one of the most documented rent stabilization controversies in New York City. Deregulation disputes, contested holdover proceedings, and tenant-side legal representation are all elevated in Ridgewood right now. That means more cases that go the full distance and reach the warrant stage — and when they do, the enforcement has to be done right. Procedural errors can undo months of court proceedings. The right marshal doesn’t give the other side anything to work with.
NYC Marshal Serving Queens Since 1988
Edward F. Guida Jr #14 Marshal Services has been operating out of Corona, Queens since 1988 — about 3.5 miles from central Ridgewood. That proximity isn’t accidental. We’ve been handling enforcement in Ridgewood and across Queens longer than most of the neighborhood’s current landlords have owned their buildings, and the institutional knowledge that comes with that kind of history doesn’t get rebuilt overnight.
The office was founded by Edward Guida Sr., who served for 25 years. Edward Jr. was brought into the practice in 2007 and was formally appointed NYC Marshal, Badge #14, in 2016. The staff members who worked under the father still work under the son. That continuity matters in a field where details, deadlines, and documentation are everything.
We are authorized to enforce judgments and execute warrants across all five NYC boroughs — including both Queens, where Ridgewood sits, and Brooklyn, which shares a direct border with the neighborhood at Wyckoff Avenue. For landlords and creditors in Ridgewood whose enforcement needs cross that borough line, that full authorization isn’t a checkbox — it’s the actual answer to a real problem.
How NYC Income Execution and Eviction Works
The first thing to understand is that a marshal can only act once the court has acted. For evictions, that means a Warrant of Eviction must already be issued by Queens Housing Court before we can execute it. For judgment collection, you need a civil court judgment in hand — from Civil Court, Supreme Court, or Small Claims Court. Our job starts where the court’s job ends.
For income execution — what most people call wage garnishment — the process runs in two stages. First, we serve the execution on the debtor directly, giving them 20 days to voluntarily arrange payment. If they don’t respond within that window, we serve the execution on the employer. The employer then withholds up to 10% of the debtor’s gross wages per pay period and remits those funds to us, and we pass them to you. The debtor’s wages have to exceed a minimum threshold to be subject to garnishment, so it helps to provide whatever employment and income information you have upfront — it moves things faster.
For property execution, we are authorized to seize cash or personal property belonging to the debtor to satisfy the judgment. For evictions, we physically execute the Warrant of Eviction and take legal possession of the property. Under a 2024 state law, we are now also required to post eviction notices to the state court website within 24 hours of service — a compliance step that matters especially in Ridgewood, where contested proceedings mean opposing counsel is paying attention.
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NYC Marshal Services for Ridgewood Creditors and Landlords
We handle the full range of civil enforcement that Ridgewood landlords and creditors actually need. That includes income execution for wage garnishment, property execution for asset seizure, evictions and legal possession once a Warrant of Eviction has been issued by Queens Housing Court, Supreme Court and Civil Court judgment collection, and small claims enforcement for individuals and small business owners who won in Small Claims Court and still can’t collect.
That last one is worth pausing on. Ridgewood has over 2,100 business establishments — bakeries, contractors, service shops, and family-owned stores along Myrtle Avenue, Fresh Pond Road, and the rest of the neighborhood’s commercial corridors. A lot of those businesses have won Small Claims Court judgments and have no idea they can enforce them through a marshal. You can. Income execution and property execution are both available for small claims judgments, across all five boroughs.
Fees for marshal services are set by New York State statute — they’re not arbitrary, and they’re not negotiable upward. In most cases, those fees are added to what the debtor owes, meaning you typically recover them as part of the enforcement action. There are no named pricing tiers or packages — the service is structured around the type of enforcement action and governed entirely by state law. What you’re paying for is the legal authority, the process knowledge, and an office that has been doing this work in Ridgewood and Queens for over 35 years without a disciplinary citation.
What does a NYC Marshal actually do that a collection agency cannot?
A private collection agency can send letters, make calls, and report to credit bureaus. What it cannot do is execute a Warrant of Eviction, garnish wages under a court-ordered income execution, or seize property under a property execution. Those actions require a court-appointed officer — either a NYC Marshal or a sheriff. The legal authority simply doesn’t exist for a private agency, regardless of how they market themselves.
When you have a judgment from Queens Civil Court or a Warrant of Eviction from Queens Housing Court, you need someone with the legal standing to act on it. Edward F. Guida Jr #14 Marshal Services holds that standing by mayoral appointment, under Badge #14, regulated by the NYC Department of Investigation. That’s the credential that makes enforcement possible — not a business license, not a collection agency registration.
How long does an income execution take to start garnishing wages in Ridgewood?
Once you provide the judgment and the debtor’s employment information, we enter the income execution and serve the debtor — giving them 20 days to voluntarily contact us and arrange payment. If they don’t respond within that window, we serve the execution directly on the employer. From that point, the employer is legally required to withhold up to 10% of the debtor’s gross wages per pay period and remit those funds to us.
The timeline depends on how quickly the debtor’s employer can be identified and served. If you have current employment information ready when you contact our office, the process moves significantly faster. Ridgewood’s workforce largely commutes via the M and L trains into Manhattan and Brooklyn, so employers are often located outside Queens — but that doesn’t affect the process, since the income execution follows the employer wherever they are, across all five boroughs.
My tenant has a Warrant of Eviction from Queens Housing Court — what happens next?
Once Queens Housing Court issues the Warrant of Eviction, you need a marshal to execute it. The court does not do this on its own. You bring the warrant to our office, and we will serve the required notice on the tenant before physically executing the eviction. Evictions are carried out Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
In Ridgewood specifically, it’s worth knowing that as of 2024, marshals are required by state law to post eviction notices to the state court website within 24 hours of service. This is a compliance requirement that applies to every executed eviction in the five boroughs. It also means that in a neighborhood with active tenant legal representation and ongoing deregulation disputes, the enforcement process is being watched closely — and any procedural gap can create legal exposure for the landlord. Working with an office that runs a technology-forward, compliant operation is not optional in this environment.
Can a NYC Marshal enforce a judgment if the debtor moved from Ridgewood to Brooklyn?
Yes. This comes up more in Ridgewood than in almost any other Queens neighborhood, precisely because the neighborhood shares a direct border with Brooklyn at Wyckoff Avenue. Tenants and debtors who relocate from Ridgewood to Bushwick or East Williamsburg don’t move beyond reach — they just move boroughs.
We are authorized to enforce judgments and execute warrants across all five NYC boroughs, including Brooklyn. Income execution follows the debtor’s employer, wherever that employer is located. Property execution follows the debtor’s assets. The five-borough authorization isn’t a marketing point here — it’s the specific answer to a specific geographic reality that Ridgewood landlords and creditors face more than most.
I won in Small Claims Court in Ridgewood — can a marshal help me collect?
Yes, and this is one of the most underused enforcement tools available to small business owners and individuals in Ridgewood. Winning in Small Claims Court gives you a judgment. The court doesn’t collect it for you. But we are fully authorized to enforce Small Claims Court judgments through income execution or property execution across all five boroughs.
For the small business owner on Myrtle Avenue or Fresh Pond Road who won $3,000 or $5,000 in Small Claims Court and has been waiting months for the other party to pay voluntarily — that judgment has real enforcement options behind it. You don’t need to be a large creditor or have an attorney to use our marshal services for small claims enforcement. You need a judgment and the debtor’s information. We handle the rest.
What's the difference between legal possession and a full eviction in NYC?
Both are executed by a marshal, but they’re not the same thing. A full eviction means the tenant is physically removed and their belongings are placed out. Legal possession means we transfer physical control of the property back to the landlord — typically used when the tenant has already vacated but hasn’t formally surrendered the unit, or when the landlord wants to establish legal control without a full removal.
In Ridgewood’s current housing environment — where deregulation disputes and contested holdover proceedings are common — the distinction matters practically. If a tenant leaves before we arrive but hasn’t returned the keys or formally vacated, legal possession is often the appropriate action. If the tenant is still present, a full eviction is required. Queens Housing Court will specify which type of warrant has been issued, and we execute accordingly. Either way, the process is handled professionally, with proper documentation and full compliance with the 2024 online notice posting requirement.