* § 797. Jurisdiction; courts; venue. 1. Except as prohibited under subdivision three of this section, a special proceeding for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property constituting violation of applicable local and state housing standards or section two hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law may be maintained in a county court, justice court, district court, city court, or civil court of the city of New York.

1. 2. The place of trial of the special proceeding shall be within the jurisdictional area of the court in which the residential real property or a portion thereof is situated.
2. 3. A special proceeding for judgment directing repairs of conditions and/or other relief in residential real property under this article shall not be maintained where such residential real property located in the county of Nassau or the county of Suffolk, and shall not be maintained in any court in such counties. * NB Effective June 28, 2023