{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "rpapl", "section": "701", "citation": "RPAPL § 701", "heading": "Jurisdiction; courts; venue", "text": ["§ 701. Jurisdiction; courts; venue.  1. A special proceeding to recover real property may be maintained in a county court, the court of a police justice of the village, a justice court, a court of civil jurisdiction in a city, or a district court.", "2. The place of trial of the special proceeding shall be within the jurisdictional area of the court in which the real property or a portion thereof is situated; except that where the property is located in an incorporated village which includes parts of two or more towns the proceeding may be tried by a justice of the peace of any such town who keeps an office in the village."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPA/701", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- A summary proceeding to recover real property can be brought in a **county court, a village police-justice court, a justice court, a city civil court, or a district court.** ★ (Not started in Supreme Court.)\n- **Venue** = you file where the property sits. The trial must be within the **jurisdictional area of the court where the real property (or part of it) is located.** ★ Special rule: if the property is in a village spanning two or more towns, a justice of the peace of any of those towns who keeps a village office can hear it.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/rpapl/701", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}