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NYC Marshal Services in Queens, NY
Queens Housing Court Won't Collect for You — We Will
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Eviction Marshal and Judgment Enforcement Queens
Getting a judgment in Queens is one thing. Getting paid — or getting your property back — is something else entirely. The New York County Civil Court and Housing Court at 111 Centre Street process an enormous volume of landlord-tenant and money judgment cases every year, but the court doesn’t follow up for you. Once that warrant or judgment is issued, enforcement is your responsibility. That’s where we come in.
For landlords managing rent-stabilized buildings in Harlem, Washington Heights, or Inwood — neighborhoods that the NYC Comptroller has specifically identified as having some of the highest rates of marshal-executed evictions in the city — this isn’t abstract. It’s a recurring reality. Pre-war buildings with long-term tenants, complex rent regulation histories, and contested Housing Court proceedings mean that by the time you’re ready to execute, you’ve already spent months navigating the system. The enforcement stage has to go right.
For creditors — small business owners, contractors, professionals who won a money judgment against someone in Queens— the stakes are just as real. Whether it’s a bank levy, a wage garnishment against someone employed at a Midtown firm, or a property execution, the right marshal makes the difference between a judgment that collects and one that sits on paper for years.
Experienced NYC Marshal Services in Queens
We’ve been operating across all five boroughs since 1988 — founded by Edward F. Guida Sr. and carried forward by his son, Edward F. Guida Jr., who was formally appointed by the Mayor in 2016 after years of working in the field alongside his father. Our office manager and key staff also worked under Edward Sr., so the institutional knowledge here runs deep. This isn’t a new operation figuring things out as it goes.
That history matters specifically in Queens. The borough’s housing laws have changed dramatically over the decades — particularly with the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, which reshaped how rent-stabilized evictions are handled in neighborhoods like Harlem, Morningside Heights, and the Lower East Side. We’ve operated through every one of those shifts, which means fewer surprises at the enforcement stage for you.
We’re also fully accountable to the Appellate Division, First Department — the court that oversees marshals operating in Queens and the Bronx — and backed by a $100,000 public officer’s bond. That’s not a formality. It’s a real layer of protection for the clients who hire us.
Queens Eviction and Judgment Enforcement Process
The process starts with a call or email to our office. Once you reach out, our staff — specifically praised by clients for being efficient and knowledgeable — will walk you through what’s needed based on your specific situation. Whether you have a Warrant of Eviction from Queens Housing Court, a money judgment from the New York County Civil Court, or a Supreme Court judgment from 60 Centre Street, the first step is understanding exactly what you have and what enforcement option fits.
For evictions, once the warrant is in hand, we post a 72-hour notice before the physical eviction date. If you’re pursuing a legal possession rather than a full eviction, that process moves differently — the tenant’s belongings remain under the landlord’s control, and it’s often faster. Your situation will determine which path makes sense, and we’ll explain both clearly before anything moves forward.
For judgment collection — income execution, property execution, or bank levy — your role is to provide asset information. If your debtor is employed by one of the thousands of employers concentrated in Midtown or Lower Queens, an income execution can be particularly effective. We serve the employer directly and manage the garnishment from there. For bank levies, the process typically moves within one business day of docketing. Queens density of major financial institutions and employers makes these enforcement tools especially viable here compared to less commercially active areas.
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NYC Marshal Judgment Collection and Eviction Queens
We handle the full range of civil enforcement that Queens landlords and creditors actually need. That includes legal possession and full eviction once a Warrant of Eviction has been issued by the New York County Housing Court, property execution to levy on a debtor’s assets, income execution to garnish wages, and enforcement of judgments from both the New York County Civil Court and the New York County Supreme Court. Small claims judgments from the court at 111 Centre Street are also enforceable through our office via property or income execution.
Queens unique housing landscape shapes how these services play out in practice. The borough’s concentration of rent-stabilized pre-war buildings — particularly in upper Queens neighborhoods like Washington Heights, Inwood, and East Harlem — means eviction proceedings here are often more procedurally involved than in other parts of the city. The Right to Counsel program has expanded significantly in Queens since 2017, meaning more tenants now arrive in Housing Court with legal representation, which makes the court process longer and the enforcement stage more consequential. When you finally have your warrant, the execution needs to be handled correctly and professionally.
For creditors pursuing judgment collection, Queens density of large, stable employers makes income execution a strong option. In New York, wage garnishment is capped at 10% of gross income or 25% of disposable earnings — whichever is less — and the garnishment remains active and enforceable. Queens judgments, like all NYC judgments, are enforceable for 20 years, so even if collection doesn’t happen immediately, the legal authority doesn’t expire.
