N.Y. RPA Law § 1946
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Notice of pendency to be filed and recorded
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§ 1946. Notice of pendency to be filed and recorded. No final order\npursuant to section 1944 or section 1945 shall be made until the\npetitioners named in said proceedings, or their attorney, shall file in\nthe clerk's office of the county in which such real property is situated\na notice of the pendency of the said special proceeding, containing the\nnames of all the persons claiming to be then owners of the property in\nfee, pursuant to said sheriff's or referee's deed, the object of the\nproceeding, together with a brief description of said property. Each\ncounty clerk with whom such notice is filed must immediately record it\nin the book kept in his office for recording of notices of pendency of\nan action, and index it to the name of each person claiming to be owner\nas aforesaid, and said clerk shall be entitled to receive for his\nservices the same fees therefor as are now allowed by law for filing,\nrecording and indexing a notice of pendency of action.\n
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