{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-202-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 202-a","heading":"Pleading interest of a city","body":"§ 202-a. Pleading interest of a city. Where a city or any department,\nbureau, board, commission, officer, agency or instrumentality thereof is\na defendant in an action affecting real property, the complaint shall\nset forth:\n  1. Detailed facts showing the particular nature of the interest in or\nlien on the real property and the reason for making such city a\nparty-defendant.\n  2. If the lien exists by virtue of a judgment, the name of the court,\ndate recorded, clerk's office in which filed, the names of the parties\nagainst whom and in whose favor such judgment was recovered and a brief\ndescription of the grounds for or the nature of such judgment.\n  3. If the lien exists by virtue of a provision of law other than a\njudgment, the provision of law under which said lien is created.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 2. General Provisions Governing Real Property Actions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/202-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"258b6516ab4b6054ebafd3b48546fb87f711b208673ab8cd448a743aff15531e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-202","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}