Provisional Remedies: Obtaining a Yellowstone Injunction (NY)

Summary

This practice note discusses the process for obtaining a Yellowstone injunction in a civil action in New York State Supreme Court. Specifically, this note provides an overview of Yellowstone injunctive relief and covers such topics as the grounds for obtaining a Yellowstone injunction, the applicable standard, considerations for Yellowstone injunction applications predicated on a nonpayment of rent, the availability of Yellowstone injunctive relief to residential tenants, preparing and filing the required Yellowstone injunction motion papers, and undertaking requirements.