Vijay Kitson at a glance
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- New York City Housing Court Judge
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Vijay Kitson
New York City Housing Court Judge · New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
Biography
Professional career
- New York City Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
- Judge Vijay M. Kitson currently serves in the Housing Court of Queens County
- Judge Kitson’s court follows specific procedural rules for filings, pretrial conferences, and electronic participation
- Prior to his judicial appointment, Kitson was a partner at Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, specializing in landlord-tenant trial advocacy.
Education
Additional information
- Joined the bench in 2022 by the Chief Administrative Judge for a term ending in 2027.
- Current assignment: Queens County Housing Part
- handling civil cases related to landlord-tenant disputes.
- Judge Kitson has presided over several high-profile cases.
- Judge Vijay M. Kitson is a key figure in New York’s Housing Court system, known for his expertise in landlord-tenant law, careful adherence to procedural rules, and impactful rulings in civil housing cases
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (12 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Conferences and appearances
4. ALL APPEARANCES ARE PRESUMPTIVELY IN PERSON, except with the prior approval of the court, or in any case where the court has issued an order permitting a virtual appearance pursuant to a formal ADA request. ADA request forms are available at
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
5. If a case is heard virtually, all parties must appear on video during the appearance. The court retains its discretion to allow parties without access to video equipment to appear telephonically utilizing the call-in option in the Teams app. While waiting to be called, parties should remain muted with their camera off. If a party fails to follow the rules concerning virtual appearances or the rules concerning conduct as described below, the court may mute or remove the offending party from the Teams meeting.
Source page 1Adjournments
6. Language Assistance is available to any litigant upon request. The court may adjourn the matter if the requested language interpreter is unavailable on the day of the appearance. All parties in a particular matter should notify the court if they need interpretation services or if they are aware of a party who needs interpretation services.
Source page 1Adjournments
8. If a party seeks to adjourn a case because they cannot come to court, the party should contact the part clerk to inquire about completing an affidavit of unavailability. There is no guarantee the request will be granted.
Source page 2Adjournments
9. Where both sides are represented by counsel and adjournment is on consent, counsel may be permitted to adjourn by email at the court’s discretion. Such requests must be sent to the part email at the address above. If the parties do not reduce said request to a stipulation, the court may upload a copy of the email request to NYSCEF as an “adjournment request.”
Source page 2Adjournments
10. All adjournment requests or stipulations of adjournment should articulate a reason for the adjournment.
Source page 2Motion practice
12. All pending motions must be addressed by a stipulation that disposes of them. Where a stipulation of settlement submitted to the court fails to address a pending motion, the court may add language addressing any such motion.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
15. When submitting a stipulation on a proceeding not on the court’s calendar on the day of submission, the parties should file the stipulation to NYSCEF and email the court a copy of any such stipulation so that any future court date can be removed.
Source page 2Motion practice
16. Motions should be submitted and filed on NYSCEF and should NOT be submitted in a single .pdf file. Each e-filed document must have its own, respective document number (e.g., Doc. No. 7 -Notice of Motion, Doc. No. 8 – Affirmation/Affidavit in Support, Doc. No. 9 – Exhibit). The court will not accept motions sent by email.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
18. There shall be no ex parte email communication with the court. All communication with the court shall copy or otherwise include all parties to a proceeding.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
20. Emails are not to be used as a forum for presenting legal arguments, objections, or applications and should be strictly for administrative purposes only. The court should not be copied on emails involving settlement negotiations.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
23. All communication, whether in person or virtually, should be courteous and respectful and comply with the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and the CPLR.
Source page 3Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 208 — Uniform Civil Rules New York City Civil Court
New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Housing Part
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗