HOUSING COURT 
DEPARTMENT 

MOTION TO VACATE DEFAULT JUDGMENT

(REMOVE DEFAULT) 

COUNTY 

DIVISION 

DOCKET NUMBER 

Named parties should be listed exactly as they appear on the Complaint filed. 

CASE NAME 

[In Matter of] 

[v.] 

I, ________________________________, the undersigned, state that a default judgment in this case entered 

on _______________, and I move (ask) this Court to vacate (remove) that default judgment. 

1. I did not appear at the court event scheduled on _____________ because:

2. My defense(s) to the claim(s) against me is/are: (State your response to the case against you, and explain the

legal reasons why the Court should rule in your favor).

If this motion is allowed, trial could take place on the same date as the motion hearing.

A copy of this form must be served upon the opposing party(ies). 

Subscribed and sworn under the pains and penalties of perjury. 

PRINTED NAME OF DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY 

BBO # (if applicable) 

X X 
X 

SIGNATURE OF DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY 

DATE 

I                          a copy of this motion on __________________________ to __________________________.

The Court rules and orders as follows: 

To be completed by the Housing Court.

So Ordered: ___________________________________________ 

Date: ___________________ 

Last updated 10/2022 

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Motion to Vacate Default Judgment

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