N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 793: Commencement; notice of petition; time and manner of service

§ 793. Commencement; notice of petition; time and manner of service.

1. The special proceeding prescribed by this article shall be commenced

by filing a petition and a notice of petition. The petition shall comply

with the requirements of a complaint in an action and shall state that

if respondent shall fail at such time to interpose and establish any

defense that he may have, he may be precluded from asserting such

defense or the claim on which it is based in any other proceeding or

action, that a final judgment may be rendered if the court finds that

the petitioner has made the requisite showing; and that the result of

that final judgment shall be the loss of the resident's home.

2. The notice of petition, together with the petition and affidavits

specified in the notice, shall be served upon the owner of the

manufactured home in a manner prescribed by this section at least thirty

days before the time at which the petition is noticed to be heard.

3. Service of the notice of petition and petition shall be made in the

same manner as a summons in an action.

4. The notice of petition and petition, together with proof of service

thereof, shall be filed with the court or clerk thereof within three

days after service has been completed.