Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action seeking to recover damages arising from a fire at his home that originated on defendants' neighboring premises. Defendants in turn commenced a third-party action seeking "contribution and/or indemnification" from third-party defendant, a contractor who was alleged to have negligently caused the fire. Supreme Court erred in granting that part of the cross motion of third-party defendant that sought to dismiss the third-party complaint as time-barred. A cause of action for indemnity or contribution does not accrue for purposes of the statute of limitations until payment has been made by the party seeking to recover ( see State of New York v. Stewart's Ice Cream Co., 64 NY2d 83, 88-89; McDermott v. City of New York, 50 NY2d 211, 217-220; Fisher v. Preston, 251 AD2d 843, 844). Because it is undisputed that no payment had been made by defendants to plaintiff, the statute of limitations on defendants' third-party cause of action had not begun to run.