N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Section 791
Jurisdiction

  • courts
  • venue

1.

A special proceeding to remove abandoned homes may be maintained in a supreme court, a court of civil jurisdiction in a city, a district court, or a county 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.

Source: Section 791 — Jurisdiction; courts; venue, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPA/791 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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