§ 204. Summary proceedings. The court shall have jurisdiction over
summary proceedings to recover possession of real property located
within the city of New York, to remove tenants therefrom, and to render
judgment for rent due without regard to amount, and in such a proceeding
after the court has determined that a warrant of eviction be issued, it
shall not be necessary for the court to sign the warrant, but it may be
signed by the clerk of said court. The court shall also have
jurisdiction over special proceedings by tenants of multiple dwellings
in the city of New York for judgment directing deposit of rents and the
use thereof for the purpose of remedying conditions dangerous to life,
health or safety, as authorized by article seven-a of the real property
actions and proceedings law.