N.Y. CVP Law § 5204
This is the official text of N.Y. CVP Law § 5204, part of New York’s CVP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CVP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Release of lien or levy upon appeal
Official statutory text
§ 5204. Release of lien or levy upon appeal. Upon motion of the\njudgment debtor, upon notice to the judgment creditor, the sheriff and\nthe sureties upon the undertaking, the court may order, upon such terms\nas justice requires, that the lien of a money judgment, or that a levy\nmade pursuant to an execution issued upon a money judgment, be released\nas to all or specified real or personal property upon the ground that\nthe judgment debtor has given an undertaking upon appeal sufficient to\nsecure the judgment creditor.\n
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