{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1313","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 1313","heading":"Permissible defendants","body":"§ 1313. Permissible defendants.  Any person who is liable to the\nplaintiff for payment of the debt secured by the mortgage may be made a\ndefendant in the action. The state may be made a party defendant to an\naction for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real property, where it has\nan interest in or a lien on the property subsequent to the lien of the\nmortgage sought to be foreclosed in said action, in the same manner as a\nprivate person.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 13. Action to Foreclose a Mortgage"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/1313","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"30ed4ac5d380109dd2831bcec7d14373d19529242bbdfb92c58997d180e2be31","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1312","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}