NY RPAPL › Article 7: Summary Proceeding to Recover Possession of Real Property
§ 701 Jurisdiction; courts; venue
§ 701. Jurisdiction; courts; venue. 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.
- Source
- NY RPAPL, as published by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service
- Last amended
- Effective September 22, 2014
- Checked
- Matched the official code on October 1, 2026
Amendment history
- Text in force in this form since 2014-09-22 per NY Senate Open Legislation (eff. 9/22/2014)
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