N.Y. CPLR § 1344

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 1344 Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency. 1 § 1344. Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency. 1. Filing.In a case specified in section one thousand three hundred forty-three ofthis article the notice of pendency shall be filed in the office of theclerk of any county where property affected is situated, before or afterservice of a summons and at any time prior to judgment. Unless it hasalready been filed in that county, the complaint shall be filed with thenotice of pendency.2. Content, designation of index. A notice of pendency shall state thenames of the parties to the action, that the action is for forfeiturepursuant to this article and a description of the property affected. Anotice of pendency filed with a clerk who maintains a block index shallcontain a designation of the number of each block on the land map of acounty which is affected by the notice. A notice of pendency filed witha clerk who does not maintain a block index shall contain a designationof the names of each defendant against whom the notice is directed to beindexed.3. Indexing. Each county clerk with whom a notice of pendency is filedshall immediately record and index it against the blocks or namesdesignated. A county clerk who does not maintain a block index shallindex a notice of pendency of an action for partition against the namesof each claiming authority and each defendant not designated as whollyfictitious.