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A complete filing guide.
Small claims in Kings County covers money disputes up to $10,000 and runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in Kings County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. Kings County confirms the venue from the defendant's address or where the events happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Picking the right building matters. A ZIP code lookup on the court's official locator will name it, or Squabble pinpoints it automatically. Assignments do change, so confirm it first.
Small claims filings from Kings County are handled at New York City Civil Court: Kings County in Brooklyn. The nearest counties to Kings County are Queens County and New York County.
You can open a small claims case here online, without travelling to the courthouse to hand the papers in.
Hearings in small claims are attended in person at the courthouse.
Copies of the evidence go to the judge and to the other party, and some courts allow it to be sent in electronically beforehand.
Kings County, New York, has a population of 2,617,631 and handles small claims matters through the City, Town and Village Courts system, with a claim limit of $5,000. The New York City Civil Court: Kings County is located in Brooklyn at 141 Livingston Street, Room 905, 11202, and it can be reached by phone at 347-404-9021 or (646) 386-5700. The clerk's office operates Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and is closed on Saturday and Sunday. Electronic filing is available. The county includes the communities of Brooklyn and Jamaica, and covers ZIP codes such as 11201, 11203, 11215, 11221, and 11225, among others. Kings County lies near Queens County, New York County, and Richmond County. Additional information about the courthouse, including directions, is published at https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil/directionsKings.shtml.
Kings County covers these 2 towns and cities:
Brooklyn, Jamaica.
Kings County is the 1st most populous of New York's 62 counties, with about 2,617,631 residents. New York City Civil Court: Kings County sits about 5 miles from the Queens County courthouse in Queens and 4 miles from the Richmond County courthouse in Staten Island.
Counties nearest to this one:
Small claims handles money owed between ordinary people and businesses. Procedure is kept light, and claims are capped.
Maximum claim
Venue follows the defendant: their county, not the county of the dispute.
One dispute cannot be broken into several cases to slip under the cap.
The court decides who pays whom and how much. Anything beyond money goes to a higher court.
An attorney may appear at the hearing in New York, though nobody has to have one. The process assumes you will speak for yourself.
Where a party is under 18, the court appoints a guardian to act.
Over the limit? Two routes exist: reduce the claim to the cap and stay here, or take the full sum to regular civil court. Reducing it normally forfeits the difference.
New York City Civil Court: Kings County is the courthouse listed for Kings County. These are the limits for Kings County, population about 2,617,631.
Where money is owed and the sum is no more than $10,000, this is the right court. The following disputes are the common ones.
New York City Civil Court: Kings County is the Kings County courthouse listed below. Kings County takes in Brooklyn and Jamaica and the rest of the county.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Fill in the claim, pick the courthouse that covers the dispute, and pay what the court charges.
The defendant receives the papers through formal service and can reply or negotiate an end to it.
A brief, informal hearing, in person or, where the court offers it, by video. The judge rules at the hearing or sends the decision after.
New York City Civil Court: Kings County publishes its counter hours; they are listed on this page. New York City Civil Court: Kings County lists (646) 386-5700 as its number.
A filed case still has to reach the defendant. Formal notice, known as service of process, does that, and delivering it personally is generally not allowed. New York courts usually take delivery by personal delivery by an approved server, the sheriff or constable, delivery arranged by the court, email service where the court allows it or certified mail.
Who may serve depends on the court: law enforcement, a paid process server, the clerk by certified mail, or a disinterested adult. Costs and rules are local.
Courts set their own cut-off for how many days before the hearing notice must land. The clerk gives you that date along with the hearing date. Service 8 days before hearing. Court handles Proof of service since they do service.
The person who delivered the papers signs a proof of service. That document goes to the court ahead of the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
Queens County and New York County are the counties nearest to Kings County. A Kings County address carries one of its 53 ZIP codes, 11201, 11202 and 11203 among them.
Every claim carries a filing window that opens when the dispute happens. Once it closes, the court can turn the case away.
| Claim type | Deadline to file |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 3 years |
| Personal injury | 3 years |
Kings County, population about 2,617,631, is covered by the table above. They do not change from one Kings County ZIP code to another, 11201 included.
Money owed under a contract in New York generally accrues interest at 9% per year before judgment (N.Y. CPLR §5001-5004).
Interest can be calculated before filing using the Squabble interest calculator.
It is the same rate across all 53 Kings County ZIP codes. The rate above is the one for Kings County, population about 2,617,631.
Verify the figure is inside the limit and that you are still within the deadline for this claim type.
Name the correct party, describe what happened, and show how the amount is calculated.
File with the Kings County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $15–$20 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
With a hearing date in hand, organise service and lodge the completed proof with the court.
Organize documents and exhibits so you can present them clearly at the hearing.
Attend the hearing, in person or by video if that is offered, make your case, and receive the outcome.
Go through the events with Eleanor. The documents are prepared, Triple-Checked™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and filed for you.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
Kings County takes in filings from 53 ZIP codes, 11201 first in the list. Kings County papers go to New York City Civil Court: Kings County in Brooklyn.
Small claims hearings are short and informal, and the judge asks questions directly. Most people present their own case.
New York City Civil Court: Kings County sits at the 11202 address shown above. Brooklyn and Jamaica are among the Kings County places a hearing can draw parties from.
The decision settles who owes what. Turning it into money is a separate stage, and the tools the court makes available differ by state.
Where the law allows, an employer can be directed to send part of the debtor's pay to the court.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Recording the judgment with the county can place a lien on the debtor's real property.
Courts can also summon the debtor to answer questions about income and property under oath. Until the balance is paid, interest usually continues to run at the statutory rate.
The judgment in a Kings County case comes from New York City Civil Court: Kings County in Brooklyn. Brooklyn and Jamaica are among the Kings County places a judgment debtor may live in.
Reviewed August 2026. Fees, limits and procedures are revised from time to time, so confirm them with the court before you file.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Kings County case for you.
