N.Y. Lien Law Section 47
How summons served, when personal service cannot be made


If personal service of the summons cannot be made upon a defendant in an action in a court not of record, by reason of his absence from the state, or his concealment therein, such service may be made by leaving a copy thereof at his last place of residence and by publishing a copy of the summons once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper in the city or county where the property is situated.

Source: Section 47 — How summons served, when personal service cannot be made, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LIE/47 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

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Apr. 13, 2024

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Sep. 22, 2014

§ 47’s source at nysenate​.gov

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