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N.Y. PBH Law § 2332

This is the official text of N.Y. PBH Law § 2332, part of New York’s PBH Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBH Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Houses of prostitution; abatement; release of property on filing bond

Official statutory text

§ 2332. Houses of prostitution; abatement; release of property on\nfiling bond. 1. If the owner of the premises in which a nuisance, as\ndefined in this article, has been maintained appears and pays all costs\nof the proceeding and files a bond with sureties to be approved by the\ncourt in the full value of the property, to be ascertained by the court,\nor in vacation by the judge thereof, conditioned that he will\nimmediately abate said nuisance and prevent the same from being\nestablished, or kept therein within a period of one year thereafter, the\ncourt, or in vacation the judge, if satisfied of his good faith, may\norder the premises, closed or sought to be closed under the order of\nabatement, delivered to said owner, and said order of abatement\ncancelled so far as the same may relate to said real property.\n 2. The release of the property under the provisions of this section\nshall not release it from the injunction herein provided against the\nproperty nor any of the defendants nor from any judgment, lien, or\nliability to which it may be subject by law.\n

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