Venue in county designated
§ 509. Venue in county designated. Notwithstanding any provision of this article except for rule 515, the place of trial of an action shall be in the county designated by the plaintiff, unless the place of trial is changed to another county by order upon motion, or by consent as provided in subdivision (b) of rule 511 of this article.
Despite everything else in this article (except Rule 515), trial is in the county the plaintiff designates, unless it's changed by court order on motion or by consent under Rule 511(b). ★ The plaintiff's choice controls until someone properly challenges it.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.