New York § 202-A - 202-APleading interest of a city
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 202-A — 202-APleading interest of a city, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 202-A. 202-APleading interest of a city
§ 202-a. Pleading interest of a city. Where a city or any department, bureau, board, commission, officer, agency or instrumentality thereof is a defendant in an action affecting real property, the complaint shall set forth: 1. Detailed facts showing the particular nature of the interest in or lien on the real property and the reason for making such city a party-defendant. 2. If the lien exists by virtue of a judgment, the name of the court, date recorded, clerk's office in which filed, the names of the parties against whom and in whose favor such judgment was recovered and a brief description of the grounds for or the nature of such judgment. 3. If the lien exists by virtue of a provision of law other than a judgment, the provision of law under which said lien is created.
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Section 202-A ("202-APleading interest of a city") 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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