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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Where a city or any department, bureau, board, commission, officer, agency or instrumentality thereof is a defendant in an action affecting real property, the complaint shall set forth:
1. Detailed facts showing the particular nature of the interest in or lien on the real property and the reason for making such city a party-defendant.
2. If the lien exists by virtue of a judgment, the name of the court, date recorded, clerk's office in which filed, the names of the parties against whom and in whose favor such judgment was recovered and a brief description of the grounds for or the nature of such judgment.
3. If the lien exists by virtue of a provision of law other than a judgment, the provision of law under which said lien is created.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law - RPA § 202-a. Pleading interest of a city - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/real-property-actions-and-proceedings-law/rpa-sect-202-a/
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