New York § 201 - 201State tax commission, state or industrial commissioner as defendant in certain real property actions
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§ 201. 201State tax commission, state or industrial commissioner as defendant in certain real property actions
§ 201. State tax commission, state or industrial commissioner as defendant in certain real property actions. In any action affecting real property upon which the state tax commission has a lien under the tax law or under a law enacted pursuant to the authority of the tax law or article two-E of the general city law, whether or not such lien exists by reason of the filing or docketing of a warrant under such laws, the state tax commission may be made a party defendant in the same manner as a private person. In any action affecting real property upon which the state has a lien under sections two hundred forty-six-a and two hundred forty-six-b of the lien law, the state may be made a party defendant in the same manner as a private person. In any action affecting real property upon which a lien exists by reason of the docketing of a warrant pursuant to the unemployment insurance law, the industrial commissioner may be made a party defendant in the same manner as a private person.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 201 cover?
Section 201 ("201State tax commission, state or industrial commissioner as defendant in certain real property actions") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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