N.Y. CPLR § 6501

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 6501 Notice of pendency; constructive notice § 6501. Notice of pendency; constructive notice. (a) A notice ofpendency may be filed in any action in a court of the state or of theUnited States in which the judgment demanded would affect the title to,incumbrance of, or the possession, use or enjoyment of, real property,except in a summary proceeding brought to recover the possession of realproperty. The pendency of such an action is constructive notice, fromthe time of filing of the notice only, to a purchaser from, orincumbrancer against, any defendant named in a notice of pendencyindexed in a block index against a block in which property affected issituated or any defendant against whose name a notice of pendency isindexed. A person whose conveyance or incumbrance is recorded after thefiling of the notice is bound by all proceedings taken in the actionafter such filing to the same extent as a party.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (a) of this sectionto the contrary, a notice of pendency may be filed by a districtattorney's office or the office of the attorney general upon adetermination after investigation that there is probable cause that acrime has occurred that affects the title to, incumbrance of, orpossession of real property, in the county where the real property islocated. Such notice of pendency shall remain in effect for a period ofsix months but may be renewed twice.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (a) of this sectionto the contrary, a notice of pendency may be filed by a districtattorney's office or the office of the attorney general upon the filingof a criminal complaint or indictment that allege charges affecting thetitle to, incumbrance of or possession of real property, in the countywhere the real property is lo y general upon the filingof a criminal complaint or indictment that allege charges affecting thetitle to, incumbrance of or possession of real property, in the countywhere the real property is located. A notice of pendency filed willremain in effect until the prosecution of a criminal case is eitherdismissed, or otherwise disposed of at sentencing and is not subject toa three year period of expiration under section six thousand fivehundred thirteen of this article.