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NYC Marshal Services in Elmhurst
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Eviction Marshal and Judgment Collection in Queens
Winning in housing court is one thing. Actually getting your property back — or collecting what you’re owed — is a completely different problem. The court issues the warrant. You still need a marshal to execute it. In Elmhurst, where housing court filings run as high as anywhere in the city, that gap between judgment and collection is where landlords and creditors lose the most time and money.
We operate out of the same community district as Elmhurst — Queens CD4, which covers both Elmhurst and Corona. That means we’re not waiting on someone to figure out the local court’s procedures or the building stock along Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue. The process moves because we already know the terrain.
That same local familiarity matters for income execution. The most common jobs in Elmhurst and the surrounding area are construction laborers, janitors and building cleaners, and home health aides — steady hourly positions with verifiable payroll. When a debtor has a regular paycheck, wage garnishment is often the most direct path from a court judgment to actual money. That’s a tool that only a court-appointed marshal can use, and it’s one we’ve been deploying across all five boroughs for decades.
NYC Marshal Badge 14 Serving Elmhurst and Queens
Edward F. Guida Jr #14 Marshal Services was founded in 1988 by Edward F. Guida Sr., who served the city for 25 years. Edward Jr. joined the office in 2007, managed the transition after his father’s passing, and was formally appointed City Marshal by the Mayor of New York City in 2016. The office manager and staff who worked under his father are still here. That kind of continuity isn’t common in any field, let alone one that requires this level of procedural precision.
We’re located at 47-26 104th Street in Corona — the same community district as Elmhurst. That means Queens County Housing Court, the building types along Broadway and Corona Avenue, and the enforcement conditions specific to Elmhurst are not abstractions. They’re the daily reality we work in.
Badge #14 is a mayoral appointment, verifiable on NYC.gov. We are not a collection agency or a legal support firm. Edward F. Guida Jr #14 Marshal Services holds the legal authority to execute warrants, garnish wages, and seize property — and we’ve been doing exactly that in Elmhurst and this neighborhood for over three decades.
Income Execution and Eviction Process in Elmhurst
The first thing you’ll need to bring is your court-issued document — a Warrant of Eviction for landlord-tenant matters, or an execution issued from NYC Civil Court or Supreme Court for judgment collection. We cannot initiate enforcement without it. If you’re not sure what you have or what you still need, we can help you understand where you are in the process.
For evictions, once the Warrant of Eviction is in hand, we schedule and execute the removal in compliance with current legal requirements — including the 2024 state law mandating that eviction notices be posted to the state court website within 24 hours of service. That compliance requirement has caught some marshal offices off guard. We’re built for it. We use current technology and documented procedures specifically to avoid the kind of paperwork errors that give tenants grounds to contest or delay.
For income execution, the process runs in two stages. We first serve the execution on the debtor directly, giving them 20 days to voluntarily arrange payment. If they don’t, the execution goes to the employer on day 21. From that point, up to 10% of the debtor’s gross wages per pay period is withheld and remitted until the judgment is satisfied. For property execution — seizure of cash or personal property — we work with you to identify assets and move quickly. Every enforcement avenue is on the table, and we cover all five boroughs throughout.
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NYC Marshal Services in Elmhurst, NY
Edward F. Guida Jr #14 Marshal Services handles the full range of civil enforcement that landlords, judgment creditors, and small business owners in Elmhurst actually need. That includes landlord and tenant services — legal possession and eviction execution once a Warrant of Eviction has been issued by Queens County Housing Court. It includes income execution, which is wage garnishment served on the debtor and then on the employer. It includes property execution, which is the seizure of cash or personal property to satisfy a judgment. And it includes Supreme and Civil Court judgment collection, as well as small claims enforcement — because a lot of people who win in small claims court don’t realize a marshal can enforce that judgment too, by property execution or income execution, across all five boroughs.
For small business owners along Roosevelt Avenue or Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst who extended credit, provided a service, and then won a judgment they can’t collect on — we’re the office that can actually do something about it. The same goes for landlords managing multi-unit buildings off Broadway or Corona Avenue who have a warrant in hand and need it executed without delay.
Elmhurst’s rental market is dense, legally complex, and operating under a newer layer of regulation since New York’s Good Cause Eviction law took effect in April 2024. That law added notice requirements and new tenant defenses that affect how eviction proceedings move. Working with a marshal whose office stays current on those changes — and uses technology to document everything correctly — reduces the risk of a procedural error derailing an enforcement action you spent months obtaining.
Do I need a court order before calling a marshal in Elmhurst?
Yes — and this is one of the most common points of confusion. We cannot initiate an eviction or enforce a judgment on our own. For evictions, you need a Warrant of Eviction issued by Queens County Housing Court before we can schedule and execute the removal. For judgment collection — whether through wage garnishment or property seizure — you need an execution document issued by the court where your judgment was entered, whether that’s NYC Civil Court or Supreme Court.
Our role begins after the court has acted. If you’re not sure whether you have the right paperwork, or where you are in the process, it’s worth a call to our office to clarify. We’ve been working with Queens County courts for decades and can help you understand exactly what you need before moving forward.
What is the difference between a NYC Marshal and a collection agency?
It’s a significant difference, and it matters for what you can actually accomplish. A private collection agency can contact a debtor, send letters, and attempt to negotiate payment. That’s it. They cannot execute a warrant, garnish wages through a court-ordered income execution, or physically seize property. Only a court-appointed officer — a City Marshal or the Sheriff — has that legal authority.
Edward F. Guida Jr. holds Badge #14, appointed by the Mayor of New York City. That appointment gives our office the legal power to serve income executions on employers, execute Warrants of Eviction, and conduct property executions under court order. If you’ve already obtained a judgment and a collection agency hasn’t been able to collect, that’s likely because they don’t have the tools to compel payment. We do.
How does wage garnishment work for a debtor who lives in Elmhurst, NY?
Income execution in New York runs in two stages. First, we serve the execution on the debtor — typically by mail — and give them 20 days to voluntarily contact our office and arrange payment. If they do nothing within that window, we serve the execution on the debtor’s employer on day 21. From that point forward, the employer withholds up to 10% of the debtor’s gross wages per pay period and sends those funds to us, and we remit them to you.
In Elmhurst and the surrounding CD4 area, the most common occupations are hourly and wage-earning — construction laborers, building cleaners, home health aides, and similar positions. These are jobs with regular pay cycles and verifiable employers, which makes income execution a practical and effective tool. One important note: the debtor’s net wages must exceed 30 times the applicable minimum wage threshold to be subject to garnishment. If a debtor’s income falls below that threshold, we can advise on alternative enforcement options, including property execution.
What happens if my tenant refuses to leave after I get a Warrant of Eviction?
Once Queens County Housing Court issues a Warrant of Eviction, the tenant no longer has a legal right to remain in the unit. The warrant authorizes us to physically execute the removal. The tenant’s refusal at that point doesn’t change the legal outcome — it just means we proceed with the eviction as scheduled.
Under a 2024 state law, marshals are now required to post eviction notices to the state court website within 24 hours of service. This is a compliance step that protects the integrity of the enforcement action and ensures the process holds up if challenged. We use current technology and documented procedures to meet this requirement on every eviction. Evictions are conducted during court-authorized hours, and we handle the process professionally and without escalation — which matters in a dense, community-oriented neighborhood like Elmhurst where how things are handled affects more than just the immediate situation.
Can I enforce a small claims court judgment in Elmhurst through a marshal?
Yes. A lot of small claims winners don’t realize this option exists, but NYC Marshals are authorized to enforce small claims court judgments through either property execution or income execution across all five boroughs. If you won in small claims court and the debtor hasn’t paid voluntarily, you don’t have to accept that as the end of the road.
The process works the same way as enforcement of a Civil Court judgment. You provide the execution document, and we proceed with whichever enforcement method is most appropriate given what’s known about the debtor’s assets or employment. For Elmhurst-area creditors — including small business owners along Roosevelt Avenue or Queens Boulevard who are owed money from a customer or vendor — this is a realistic path to actually collecting what the court said you’re owed. The key is providing as much information as you can about the debtor’s employer or known assets, since that helps us move quickly and efficiently.
How is the Good Cause Eviction law affecting landlords in Elmhurst right now?
New York’s Good Cause Eviction law took effect on April 20, 2024, and it added meaningful new requirements for landlords of unregulated, market-rate apartments in New York City — which covers a large portion of Elmhurst’s rental stock. Under the law, landlords must now provide tenants with written notice indicating whether their unit is covered or exempt from Good Cause protections. Tenants in covered units can also raise certain rent increase levels as a defense in housing court proceedings.
For Elmhurst landlords, this means the eviction process has more procedural steps than it did two years ago, and a misstep in the notice requirements can give a tenant grounds to delay or challenge a case that should be straightforward. Working with a marshal whose office understands the current regulatory environment — and documents everything correctly from the moment enforcement begins — reduces that risk considerably. If you’ve already navigated housing court and obtained a Warrant of Eviction, the last thing you want is a procedural issue at the execution stage. That’s exactly what our office is set up to prevent.