N.Y. Uniform District Court Act § 1906-a: Costs in a summary proceeding

§ 1906-a. Costs in a summary proceeding.

In a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,

petitioner shall be allowed as costs for each necessary respondent

served with the notice of petition by a person other than a enforcement

officer, five dollars, and if there is a default in appearance by the

respondent, the sum of five dollars for securing the affidavit that the

respondent is not in military service, required by the statutes of the

United States; plus, as disbursements, the fees paid pursuant to § 1911

(a) (1) of this act. Such costs shall be exclusive in such proceeding

and shall constitute the sum to be awarded as costs by the judgment

pursuant to § 747 of the real property actions and proceedings law,

except insofar as additional costs may be imposed pursuant to

subdivision three of said section.