N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law § 701 : Real Property Actions And Proceedings — Summary Proceeding To Recover Possession Of Real Property — Jurisdiction; courts; venue

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

1. A special proceeding to recover real property may be maintained in a county court, the court of a police justice of the village, a justice court, a court of civil jurisdiction in a city, or a district court.
2. The place of trial of the special proceeding shall be within the jurisdictional area of the court in which the real property or a portion thereof is situated; except that where the property is located in an incorporated village which includes parts of two or more towns the proceeding may be tried by a justice of the peace of any such town who keeps an office in the village.
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 701
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