Filing a Claim by Personal Delivery or Registered or Certified Mail
For faster processing time, please submit your claim via the eClaim system.
Claims served by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail must be notarized and delivered within 90 days from the date of occurrence to:
Office of the New York City Comptroller1 Centre Street, Room 1225
New York, NY 10007
Claim Forms
To file a claim by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, please use the appropriate claim form from the following list:
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Labor and Employment
Claim Forms – Non-torts
To file a non-tort claim (meaning not a personal injury, property damage, or labor and employment claim) by personal delivery or by mail, please use the appropriate claim form from the following list:
Construction or Other Contract Related Claims
Contractors or vendors seeking to file a construction or contract related claim should consult their contracts and applicable laws for procedures, the required content of a notice of claim, and applicable timelines.
The Office of the Comptroller cannot accept service of a notice of claim via email and currently does not have electronic filing for construction or contract related claims. We do accept notices of claim sent via registered or certified mailed* and in person filing.
Notices of claim can be mailed to:
Office of the New York City Comptroller
1 Centre Street, 12thFloor
New York, NY 10007
Attn: Settlements & Adjudications Unit
Notices of claim can be served in person, during service window hours of operation, at:
Office of the New York City Comptroller
1 Centre Street, Room 1225
New York, NY 10007
*For non-tort, construction, or contract related claims ONLY: The Comptroller’s Office will accept service of non-tort, construction, or contract related claims by commercial carrier with a tracking number, such as UPS or FedEx.