N.Y. RPA Law § 1313
This is the official text of N.Y. RPA Law § 1313, part of New York’s RPA Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "RPA Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Permissible defendants
Official statutory text
§ 1313. Permissible defendants. Any person who is liable to the\nplaintiff for payment of the debt secured by the mortgage may be made a\ndefendant in the action. The state may be made a party defendant to an\naction for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real property, where it has\nan interest in or a lien on the property subsequent to the lien of the\nmortgage sought to be foreclosed in said action, in the same manner as a\nprivate person.\n
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