N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 6501: Notice of pendency; constructive notice

§ 6501. Notice of pendency; constructive notice. (a) A notice of

pendency may be filed in any action in a court of the state or of the

United States in which the judgment demanded would affect the title to,

incumbrance of, or the possession, use or enjoyment of, real property,

except in a summary proceeding brought to recover the possession of real

property. The pendency of such an action is constructive notice, from

the time of filing of the notice only, to a purchaser from, or

incumbrancer against, any defendant named in a notice of pendency

indexed in a block index against a block in which property affected is

situated or any defendant against whose name a notice of pendency is

indexed. A person whose conveyance or incumbrance is recorded after the

filing of the notice is bound by all proceedings taken in the action

after such filing to the same extent as a party.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (a) of this section

to the contrary, a notice of pendency may be filed by a district

attorney's office or the office of the attorney general upon a

determination after investigation that there is probable cause that a

crime has occurred that affects the title to, incumbrance of, or

possession of real property, in the county where the real property is

located. Such notice of pendency shall remain in effect for a period of

six months but may be renewed twice.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (a) of this section

to the contrary, a notice of pendency may be filed by a district

attorney's office or the office of the attorney general upon the filing

of a criminal complaint or indictment that allege charges affecting the

title to, incumbrance of or possession of real property, in the county

where the real property is located. A notice of pendency filed will

remain in effect until the prosecution of a criminal case is either

dismissed, or otherwise disposed of at sentencing and is not subject to

a three year period of expiration under section six thousand five

hundred thirteen of this article.