{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-district-court-act-1906-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform District Court Act § 1906-a","heading":"Costs in a summary proceeding","body":"§ 1906-a. Costs in a summary proceeding.\n  In a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property,\npetitioner shall be allowed as costs for each necessary respondent\nserved with the notice of petition by a person other than a enforcement\nofficer, five dollars, and if there is a default in appearance by the\nrespondent, the sum of five dollars for securing the affidavit that the\nrespondent is not in military service, required by the statutes of the\nUnited States; plus, as disbursements, the fees paid pursuant to § 1911\n(a) (1) of this act. Such costs shall be exclusive in such proceeding\nand shall constitute the sum to be awarded as costs by the judgment\npursuant to § 747 of the real property actions and proceedings law,\nexcept insofar as additional costs may be imposed pursuant to\nsubdivision three of said section.","path":["Uniform District Court Act","Article 19. Costs and Fees"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UDC/1906-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"2070057379d9c67e6fdd9322cf69a6a5b98086531ec3987c8e7c46114de749ed","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-district-court-act-1906","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-district-court-act-1907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}