{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-1344","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 1344","heading":"Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency","body":"§ 1344. Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency. 1. Filing.\nIn a case specified in section one thousand three hundred forty-three of\nthis article the notice of pendency shall be filed in the office of the\nclerk of any county where property affected is situated, before or after\nservice of a summons and at any time prior to judgment. Unless it has\nalready been filed in that county, the complaint shall be filed with the\nnotice of pendency.\n  2. Content, designation of index. A notice of pendency shall state the\nnames of the parties to the action, that the action is for forfeiture\npursuant to this article and a description of the property affected. A\nnotice of pendency filed with a clerk who maintains a block index shall\ncontain a designation of the number of each block on the land map of a\ncounty which is affected by the notice. A notice of pendency filed with\na clerk who does not maintain a block index shall contain a designation\nof the names of each defendant against whom the notice is directed to be\nindexed.\n  3. Indexing. Each county clerk with whom a notice of pendency is filed\nshall immediately record and index it against the blocks or names\ndesignated. A county clerk who does not maintain a block index shall\nindex a notice of pendency of an action for partition against the names\nof each claiming authority and each defendant not designated as wholly\nfictitious.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 13-A. Proceeds of a Crime-forfeiture"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/1344","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f2fbd339c4273a64bb9f192d5c71c4151a82e7a97f6071069b147a1a3d840e6f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-1343","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-1345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}