# N.Y. RPA Law § 202-A: Pleading interest of a city

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A2_S202-A

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPA Law § 202-A
- **Heading:** Pleading interest of a city
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act RPA / Article 2 / Section 202-A

## Text

§ 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.\n

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