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NYC Marshal Services in Crown Heights
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Eviction Marshal Serving Kings County
Winning in housing court doesn’t put money in your pocket or your tenant out of your building. The court issues the warrant — it doesn’t execute it. That’s where we come in, and it’s the step that most Crown Heights landlords and creditors don’t fully understand until they’re standing in it.
Crown Heights is one of Brooklyn’s most densely rented neighborhoods, with roughly 77% of residents leasing rather than owning. That means most of the housing relationships in this neighborhood are landlord-tenant relationships, and a significant number of them end up in dispute. When they do, and when the court rules in your favor, the only person who can lawfully execute that warrant is a licensed NYC Marshal or a Sheriff. There’s no alternative path.
For creditors — whether you’re a landlord on St. Johns Place dealing with a holdover tenant, a small business owner on Nostrand Avenue chasing an unpaid invoice, or someone who won a civil judgment and never saw a dime — the enforcement stage is where your case either moves forward or stalls. We cover all five boroughs, including all of Brooklyn and Kings County, and we handle income execution, property execution, and evictions with the kind of steady, professional approach that protects your interests without creating new problems in the process.
Licensed NYC Marshal, Brooklyn & Beyond
We’re not a collection agency or a law firm. We’re a government-appointed marshal office — Badge #14 — appointed by the Mayor of New York City, regulated by the NYC Department of Investigation, and backed by a mandatory $100,000 public officer’s bond. That distinction matters when you’re trying to enforce a judgment or execute a warrant of eviction in Crown Heights or anywhere else in the city.
Our office has been serving New York City clients since 1988, built originally by Edward Guida Sr., who held the position for 25 years before his passing in 2014. Edward Guida Jr. worked in the field under his father starting in 2007, managed the office through the transition period, and was formally appointed Marshal in 2016. Our office manager and staff also worked under Edward Sr. — so when you call, you’re not working with a team that’s learning on the job. That continuity is rare, and in a neighborhood like Crown Heights — where housing law is layered, tenant advocacy is organized, and procedural errors have real consequences — it’s not a small thing.
NYC Eviction & Judgment Enforcement Process
Once you have your judgment or warrant in hand, the process starts with contacting our office and providing the relevant documents. For an eviction, that means the Warrant of Eviction issued by Kings County Housing Court at 141 Livingston Street. For judgment collection, it means your civil or small claims court judgment along with the appropriate execution paperwork. We walk you through exactly what’s needed — you don’t have to figure it out alone.
From there, we docket the case and move to serve the required notices. For an income execution, the debtor is served first, and if they don’t respond within the required period, the employer is served next to begin wage deductions — capped at 10% of the debtor’s gross wages per paycheck under New York law. For a property execution, we can levy bank accounts, with the ability to levy up to double the judgment balance from the debtor’s banking institution. For evictions, the process follows the legally required timeline: notice is served, a date is scheduled, and we execute the warrant on the first legally available date.
Crown Heights presents specific considerations worth knowing. The Good Cause Eviction law that took effect in April 2024 added procedural requirements for landlords seeking to evict market-rate tenants in buildings built before 2009 — which covers the vast majority of Crown Heights’ pre-war building stock. That law doesn’t change our role once a warrant is issued, but it does mean that the underlying case needs to be airtight before it reaches us. We execute the warrant as issued by the court, professionally and in compliance with all applicable rules, so the work you put into the legal process isn’t undone at the enforcement stage.
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Income Execution & Property Execution, Brooklyn
We handle the full range of civil enforcement services across Crown Heights and all of Kings County. That includes income execution (wage garnishment), property execution (bank levies and seizure of personal property), landlord-tenant eviction services, small claims judgment enforcement, and enforcement of Supreme Court and Civil Court judgments. Whether your case came out of Kings County Housing Court or NYC Civil Court, we’re authorized to act on it.
For Crown Heights landlords managing pre-war brownstones and multi-family buildings along blocks like Albany Avenue, Eastern Parkway, or St. Mark’s Avenue, eviction enforcement requires more than just showing up with a warrant. It requires precise adherence to notice requirements, proper scheduling, and professional conduct throughout — especially now that Right to Counsel attorneys represent a significant share of tenants in Kings County Housing Court. One procedural misstep can delay enforcement and expose you to liability. Our commitment to neutral, professional conduct toward all parties isn’t just a brand position — it’s a practical protection for the landlords and creditors who hire us.
Small business owners along Franklin Avenue, Kingston Avenue, or Utica Avenue who’ve won small claims or civil court judgments can also use our office to collect. The upfront fees to begin enforcement are set by statute — modest enough that waiting around for voluntary payment rarely makes financial sense. We earn poundage only when money is actually collected, which means the incentive to pursue your case runs in the same direction as yours.
What does a NYC Marshal actually do after I win my eviction case in Crown Heights?
Winning your eviction case at Kings County Housing Court means the court has issued a Warrant of Eviction — but the court doesn’t carry it out. That’s our job. Once you provide the warrant to our office, we serve the required 72-hour notice on the tenant, schedule the eviction for the first legally available date, and execute the warrant on that date. The tenant’s belongings are handled according to NYC law, and you regain legal possession of the unit.
In Crown Heights specifically, where tenant advocacy organizations are active and a growing share of tenants in housing court have legal representation through Right to Counsel, it’s important that the execution follows proper procedure precisely. Any deviation — serving the wrong notice, executing before the legal date, or mishandling the tenant’s property — can give the tenant grounds to challenge the eviction and set the case back significantly. Working with an experienced, government-appointed marshal who follows the rules correctly the first time protects the work you’ve already put into the legal process.
How is an income execution different from a property execution, and which one should I use?
An income execution is wage garnishment — we serve notice on the debtor, and if they don’t make voluntary payment arrangements within a set period, the employer is served and begins deducting from the debtor’s paycheck. Under New York law, those deductions are capped at 10% of the debtor’s gross wages per paycheck. It’s a steady, ongoing collection method that works well when the debtor is employed and you know where they work.
A property execution targets assets rather than income — most commonly a bank account. We can levy up to double the judgment balance from the debtor’s banking institution. This works well when you don’t know the debtor’s employer or when the debtor is self-employed. In practice, many Crown Heights creditors benefit from discussing both options with us before deciding, because the right approach depends on what’s known about the debtor’s financial situation. We can advise on which method makes the most sense for your specific case — and in some situations, both can be pursued.
How long does the eviction process take in Crown Heights after I have the warrant?
Once the Warrant of Eviction has been issued by Kings County Housing Court, we serve a 72-hour notice on the tenant. After that notice period, the eviction can be scheduled for the first legally available date. The total timeline from receiving the warrant to executing the eviction depends on scheduling, but we move promptly once the paperwork is in hand.
What affects the timeline more than our process is everything that happens before the warrant reaches our office — and in Crown Heights, that upstream process has been significantly impacted by the post-pandemic court backlog. Brooklyn’s housing courts processed a surge of cases through 2023 and 2024, and some landlords who filed non-payment cases years ago are only now receiving their warrants. By the time the warrant arrives, the enforcement stage should move without unnecessary delay. We use up-to-date case management technology specifically to avoid adding time at this stage — you’ve already waited long enough.
Can a NYC Marshal enforce a small claims court judgment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn?
Yes. If you won a small claims judgment and the other party hasn’t paid voluntarily after 30 days, we can begin enforcement through either a property execution or an income execution. The small claims court doesn’t collect on your behalf — it just establishes that you’re owed the money. Collecting it is a separate step that requires a marshal or the Sheriff’s Office.
This is one of the most underused enforcement options in Crown Heights. Small business owners along commercial corridors like Nostrand Avenue, Franklin Avenue, and Kingston Avenue frequently win small claims judgments for unpaid invoices, deposits, or services — and then assume there’s nothing more they can do. There is. The upfront fees to begin enforcement are set by statute and are modest. We earn poundage — a percentage of what’s actually collected — only when money comes in, so the financial structure is aligned with your outcome. If the debtor has wages or a bank account, there’s a real path to collecting what you’re owed.
What's the difference between a NYC Marshal and the Sheriff's Office for evictions?
Both NYC Marshals and the Sheriff’s Office are authorized to execute warrants of eviction, and both charge the same statutory fees. The practical difference is experience and volume. NYC Marshals handle the overwhelming majority of residential evictions in the city — the Sheriff’s Office executed only 36 residential evictions in the first five months of 2024, while marshals executed thousands. We operate as independent public officials, not city employees, which means we run our offices with a direct service orientation and a financial incentive to actually perform.
For Crown Heights landlords, that distinction matters. The neighborhood’s housing court cases are increasingly complex — Good Cause Eviction requirements, Right to Counsel representation for tenants, rent-stabilization disputes — and the enforcement stage needs to be handled by someone who does this regularly and knows the process cold. We are one of only 28 currently active marshals in all of New York City, appointed by the Mayor and regulated by the NYC Department of Investigation. That’s a narrow group, and the experience that comes with it is real.
Does the Good Cause Eviction law change how a NYC Marshal executes a warrant in Crown Heights?
The Good Cause Eviction law, which took effect in April 2024, changed what landlords need to establish in housing court before a warrant of eviction is issued — particularly for market-rate tenants in buildings built before 2009. Since Crown Heights is almost entirely composed of pre-war building stock, a large share of the neighborhood’s unregulated rental units now fall under this law’s coverage. Landlords need to show “good cause” for non-renewal and must stay within the law’s rent increase limits to avoid a tenant’s ability to challenge the eviction in court.
Once the court has reviewed the case and issued the Warrant of Eviction, however, our role doesn’t change. We execute the warrant as issued, following the same notice and scheduling requirements that apply to all evictions. What the law does change is the importance of getting the legal case right before it reaches us — because a warrant issued on a procedurally flawed case can be challenged. Working with an experienced, government-appointed marshal who follows proper execution procedure and doesn’t create additional grounds for legal challenge is exactly the kind of protection Crown Heights landlords need as they navigate the updated legal landscape.