{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-48","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Lien Law § 48","heading":"Proceedings on return of summons; answer; judgment by default","body":"§ 48. Proceedings on return of summons; answer; judgment by default.\nAt the time and place specified in the summons for the return thereof,\nin a court not of record, issue must be joined, if both parties appear,\nby the defendant filing with the justice a verified answer, containing a\ngeneral denial of each allegation of the complaint, or a specific denial\nof one or more of the material allegations thereof; or any other matter\nconstituting a defense to the lien or to the claim upon which it is\nfounded. If the defendant fail to appear on the return-day, on proof by\naffidavit of the service of the summons and complaint, judgment may be\nrendered for the amount claimed, with costs.","path":["Lien Law","Article 3. Enforcement of Liens On Real Property"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LIE/48","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"5e20ae550417892e4665518fd7b568bf1cf0bf6459e3a90cbdda9a7b00556f4f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-47","next":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}