Levy upon real property · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 6216. Levy upon real property. The sheriff shall levy upon any interest of the defendant in real property by filing with the clerk of the county in which the property is located a notice of attachment indorsed with the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney and stating the names of the parties to the action, the amount specified in the order of attachment and a description of the property levied upon. The clerk shall record and index the notice in the same books, in the same manner and with the same effect, as a notice of the pendency of an action.
The sheriff levies on the defendant’s real-property interest by filing a notice of attachment with the clerk of the county where the property is located. ★ The notice must identify plaintiff’s counsel and the parties, state the attachment amount, and describe the property. The clerk must record and index it like a notice of pendency, with the same effect.
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 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.