§ 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, or
city court.

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.

3. A special proceeding pursuant to this article shall not be
maintained in any court within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk,
Richmond, New York, Bronx, Kings or Queens.