Your Judgment Means Nothing If You Can’t Collect
A court order is only the beginning. We enforce business asset seizures across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island — before the debtor moves what you’re owed.
Why Creditors Choose Marshal Guida
Appointed by NYC’s Mayor
Badge #14 is a government credential — not a business license. We hold court-authorized enforcement power no collection agency can claim.
Serving NYC Since 1988
Over 37 years of enforcement experience across all five boroughs, built on a family legacy that began with Marshal Edward F. Guida Sr.
All Five Boroughs Covered
From the Bronx to Staten Island, we execute judgments from every NYC Civil and Supreme Court — one office, no gaps.
Regulated by Two City Bodies
We operate under oversight from both the Mayor’s Committee on NYC Marshals and the NYC Department of Investigation — stricter accountability than any private agency.
Commercial Asset Execution New York
You Won in Court. Now Let’s Actually Collect.
Winning a judgment against a business is one thing. Getting paid is another. When a debtor ignores a court order and keeps operating — taking in revenue, running equipment, sitting on inventory — the judgment stays worthless until someone with legal authority steps in and enforces it.
That’s where we come in. As an appointed NYC Marshal, we have the court-granted authority to physically seize business equipment, levy inventory, and intercept accounts receivable on your behalf. We cover all five boroughs, and we move quickly — because in New York City, timing is everything.
Equipment Seizure Judgment NYC
What Business Asset Enforcement Actually Gets You
From commercial kitchens in Queens to contractor equipment in the Bronx, here’s what a property execution can put back in your hands.
- Equipment sitting in a debtor’s shop or warehouse can be seized and sold to satisfy your judgment under a court-issued writ of execution.
- Inventory — whether it’s retail stock in Brooklyn or wholesale goods in a Sunset Park warehouse — is subject to levy the same way physical equipment is.
- If the debtor’s business is owed money by its own customers, we can serve those customers directly and redirect that payment to you before it ever reaches the debtor.
- You don’t need to track down every asset yourself — the more information you can share, the faster we move, but we know how to work with what we have.
- Our fees are set by state statute, not negotiated — marshals retain 5% of amounts collected on money judgments, so our interest is directly aligned with yours.
- Judgments from Small Claims Court, Civil Court, Landlord & Tenant Court, and the NY Supreme Court are all enforceable — no matter which borough court issued yours.
Business Asset Seizure NYC Marshal
The Window to Collect Is Shorter Than You Think
Here’s something most judgment creditors don’t realize until it’s too late: the moment a debtor finds out a judgment has been entered against them, the clock starts. Bank accounts get drained. Equipment gets moved to a cousin’s garage in the Bronx. Inventory gets sold off through a side channel.
Businesses in leased spaces — which describes most commercial operations in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan — can vacate a location in days and take everything with them. This isn’t a worst-case scenario. It’s a pattern we’ve seen play out across New York City for decades.
A money judgment in New York is technically enforceable for up to 20 years, but the assets that make it worth enforcing won’t wait that long. The debtor’s commercial kitchen equipment, their retail inventory, the receivables they’re expecting from their own clients — all of that can disappear if enforcement doesn’t happen fast.
We move quickly because we understand what’s at stake. Our office has the technology, the court relationships, and the field experience to initiate an execution before the debtor has time to react.
Accounts Receivable Levy New York
Three Tools Most Creditors Don’t Know They Have
Most people think business asset seizure means showing up and taking equipment. That’s part of it — but it’s not the whole picture. There are actually three distinct enforcement tools available under New York law, and each one targets a different type of business asset.
The first is equipment seizure — the physical levy of machinery, vehicles, furniture, computers, commercial appliances, or any tangible property the debtor’s business owns. The second is inventory seizure — particularly relevant for retailers, wholesalers, and distributors in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park corridor, Flushing’s commercial district in Queens, or the Hunts Point area in the Bronx. The third, and most underused, is an accounts receivable levy. If the debtor’s business is waiting on payments from its own customers, we can serve those customers with a legal notice and redirect those funds directly toward satisfying your judgment — intercepting money before the debtor ever touches it.
We handle all three. One office, all five boroughs, every enforcement tool the law allows.
How NYC Marshal Property Execution Works
A Clear Process From Judgment to Recovery
Bring Us Your Judgment
Contact our office with your court-issued money judgment. We’ll review the details and identify which enforcement tools apply to your situation.
We Initiate the Execution
We prepare and serve the property execution under New York law, targeting the debtor’s business equipment, inventory, or receivables — wherever they are in the five boroughs.
Assets Are Seized and Applied
Once assets are levied or seized, proceeds are applied toward satisfying your judgment. We handle the process professionally and keep you informed throughout.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of business assets can actually be seized to satisfy a judgment?
Quite a few. Under New York law, a property execution can reach most tangible assets a business owns — commercial equipment, machinery, vehicles, computers, furniture, point-of-sale systems, and inventory. If the business is a restaurant in Queens, that means commercial kitchen equipment and refrigeration units. If it’s a contractor in the Bronx, that could mean tools, vehicles, and job-site equipment. Beyond physical property, accounts receivable — money the debtor’s business is owed by its own customers — can also be levied. We serve a legal notice on those customers and redirect the payment toward your judgment before the debtor receives it. Intellectual property rights can also be subject to seizure in some cases. The key is acting before those assets are moved, sold, or transferred.
What’s the difference between a NYC Marshal and the NYC Sheriff for business asset seizure?
Both have legal authority to enforce judgments, but they operate very differently. The NYC Sheriff’s Office is a large government agency — judgments can sit in a queue and enforcement timelines can stretch out significantly. A NYC Marshal is an independent public officer appointed by the Mayor, operating a lean office where results directly affect income. That structure creates a real incentive to move quickly and thoroughly. For business asset seizures in particular — where timing can determine whether there’s anything left to collect — working with a marshal who is motivated, responsive, and deeply familiar with all five borough court systems often makes a meaningful difference.
Can I seize assets from a business that’s structured as an LLC or corporation?
Yes. Business assets belonging to the entity — equipment, inventory, accounts receivable — are subject to commercial judgment enforcement regardless of whether the debtor is an individual or a business entity like an LLC or corporation. The judgment is against the business, and the business’s property can be levied to satisfy it. What you generally cannot do is reach the personal assets of the business owners through a business judgment without additional legal steps, like a piercing of the corporate veil. But for the business’s own physical and financial assets, a property execution is a valid enforcement tool, and we handle these commercial executions regularly across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
How quickly can enforcement begin after I contact your office?
We move as quickly as the paperwork allows. Once you bring us a valid court judgment and we have the information needed to identify and locate the debtor’s assets — their business address, bank information, the names of customers who owe them money — we can initiate the execution process without delay. The more specific information you can provide upfront, the faster we act. This matters because every day of delay is a day the debtor has to move equipment, drain accounts, or sell off inventory. Our office is equipped with current technology to process and document executions efficiently, and we’ve been doing this work across all five boroughs since 1988.
What if the debtor claims their business equipment is exempt from seizure?
Not everything is protected. New York law does provide some exemptions — certain tools of the trade, for example, may be partially shielded depending on the debtor’s circumstances. But the exemptions that apply to individual debtors are different from those available to a business entity, and commercial equipment used in a business operation is generally not exempt. If a debtor raises an exemption claim, that gets sorted through the proper legal process — it doesn’t simply stop enforcement. Our office knows what is and isn’t exempt under current New York law, and we navigate those disputes as part of the job. We don’t abandon a valid execution because a debtor pushes back.
I already tried collecting on my own and the debtor keeps ignoring me. Can a marshal actually force the issue?
That’s exactly what we’re authorized to do. A private demand letter, a collection agency call, even an attorney’s letter — none of those carry the legal weight of a court-authorized marshal executing a writ. We are appointed public officers with the legal authority to physically enter a business location, identify seizable assets, and take possession of them on behalf of the judgment creditor. The debtor doesn’t get to simply ignore us the way they ignored your calls. This is especially relevant in high-turnover commercial environments like the restaurant corridors of Queens, the retail strips of Brooklyn, and the trade businesses operating throughout the Bronx — places where debtors have real assets and a real reason to cooperate once a marshal shows up with a valid execution.
Call us at (718) 779-2134 or email us at gu*****@**********14.com to see how we can help you.