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N.Y. RPA Law § 747

This is the official text of N.Y. RPA Law § 747, 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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Judgment

Official statutory text

§ 747. Judgment. 1. The court shall direct that a final judgment be\nentered determining the rights of the parties. The judgment shall award\nto the successful party the costs of the special proceeding.\n 2. The judgment shall not bar an action to recover the possession of\nreal property. The judgment shall not bar an action, proceeding or\ncounterclaim, commenced or interposed within sixty days of entry of the\njudgment, for affirmative equitable relief which was not sought by\ncounterclaim in the proceeding because of the limited jurisdiction of\nthe court.\n 3. If the proceeding is founded upon an allegation of forcible entry\nor forcible holding out the court may award to the successful party a\nfixed sum as costs, not exceeding fifty dollars, in addition to his\ndisbursements.\n 4. The judgment, including such money as it may award for rent or\notherwise, may be docketed in such books as the court maintains for\nrecording the steps in a summary proceeding; unless a rule of the court,\nor the court by order in a given case, otherwise provides, such judgment\nneed not be recorded or docketed in the books, if separately maintained,\nin which are docketed money judgments in an action.\n

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