{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-701","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 701","heading":"Jurisdiction; courts; venue","body":"§ 701. Jurisdiction; courts; venue.  1. A special proceeding to\nrecover real property may be maintained in a county court, the court of\na police justice of the village, a justice court, a court of civil\njurisdiction in a city, or a district court.\n  2. The place of trial of the special proceeding shall be within the\njurisdictional area of the court in which the real property or a portion\nthereof is situated; except that where the property is located in an\nincorporated village which includes parts of two or more towns the\nproceeding may be tried by a justice of the peace of any such town who\nkeeps an office in the village.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 7. Summary Proceeding to Recover Possession of Real Property"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/701","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"6ca58b411436987c364a4ab4e3286e216f8c7076a0d3f870d3f94537242c8e94","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-661","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}