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NY CPLR § 501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 501 - Contractual Provisions Fixing Venue.

* §   501.   Contractual  provisions  fixing  venue.  Subject  to  the   provisions of subdivision two of section 510, written  agreement  fixing   place  of  trial,  made before an action is commenced, shall be enforced   upon a motion for change of place of trial.* NB Effective until December 3, 2021* §  501.  Contractual  provisions  fixing  venue.  Subject   to   the   provisions  of  subdivision  two of section five hundred ten and section   five hundred fourteen of this article, written agreement fixing place of   trial, made before an action is commenced,  shall  be  enforced  upon  a   motion for change of place of trial.* NB Effective December 3, 2021
NY CPLR § 502 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 502 - Conflicting Venue Provisions.

§  502.    Conflicting venue provisions.  Where, because of joinder of   claims or parties, there is a conflict of provisions under this article,   the court, upon motion, shall order as the place  of  trial  one  proper   under this article as to at least one of the parties or claims.
NY CPLR § 503 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 503 - Venue Based on Residence.

§ 503. Venue based on residence. (a) Generally. Except where otherwise prescribed  by  law,  the place of trial shall be in the county in which one of the parties resided when it was commenced; the county in which  a substantial  part  of  the  events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred; or, if none of the parties then resided in the state,  in  any county  designated  by  the plaintiff. A party resident in more than one county shall be deemed a resident of each such county.  (b) Executor, administrator, trustee, committee, conservator,  general or  testamentary  guardian,  or  receiver.  An  executor, administrator, trustee, committee, conservator, general or  testamentary  guardian,  or receiver  shall be deemed a resident of the county of his appointment as well as the county in which he actually resides.  (c) Corporation. A domestic  corporation,  or  a  foreign  corporation authorized to transact business in the state, shall be deemed a resident of the county in which its principal office is located; except that such a  corporation,  if  a  railroad  or other common carrier, shall also be deemed a resident of the county where the cause of action arose.  (d) Unincorporated  association,  partnership,  or  individually-owned business.  A  president  or  treasurer of an unincorporated association, suing or being sued on behalf of the  association,  shall  be  deemed  a resident  of  any  county  in  which  the  association has its principal office,  as  well  as  the  county  in  which  he  actually  resides.  A partnership or an individually-owned business shall be deemed a resident of  any  county  in  which  it  has its principal office, as well as the county in which the partner or individual  owner  suing  or  being  sued actually resides.  (e)  Assignee.  In  an  action  for a sum of money only, brought by an assignee other than an assignee for the benefit of creditors or a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, the assignee's residence shall be deemed the same as that of the original assignor at the time  of  the original assignment.  (f)  Consumer  credit  transaction.  In  an  action  arising  out of a consumer credit transaction where a purchaser, borrower or debtor  is  a defendant,  the place of trial shall be the residence of a defendant, if one resides within the state or the county where such  transaction  took place,  if  it  is within the state, or, in other cases, as set forth in subdivision (a).
NY CPLR § 504 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 504 - Actions Against Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, School Districts and District Corporations.

§  504.  Actions  against  counties,  cities,  towns, villages, school   districts and district corporations. Notwithstanding the  provisions  of   any  charter  heretofore  granted  by  the  state  and  subject  to  the   provisions of subdivision (b) of section 506, the place of trial of  all   actions  against counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and   district corporations or any of their officers,  boards  or  departments   shall be, for:1. a county, in such county;2. a city, except the city of New York, town, village, school district   or  district  corporation,  in  the  county  in  which  such city, town,   village, school district or district corporation is situated, or if such   school district or district corporation is situated  in  more  than  one   county, in either county; and3.  the  city  of New York, in the county within the city in which the   cause of action arose, or if it arose outside of the city, in the county   of New York.
NY CPLR § 505 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 505 - Actions Involving Public Authorities.

§ 505. Actions involving public authorities. (a) Generally.  The place of trial of an action by or against a public authority constituted under the  laws of the state shall be in the county in which the authority has its principal office or where it has facilities involved in the action.  (b) Against New York city transit authority. The place of trial of  an action  against  the  New  York  city  transit authority shall be in the county within the city of New York in which the cause of  action  arose, or, if it arose outside of the city, in the county of New York.
NY CPLR § 506 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 506 - Where Special Proceeding Commenced.

§  506.  Where  special  proceeding  commenced.  (a) Generally. Unless otherwise prescribed in subdivision (b) or in the  law  authorizing  the proceeding,  a  special proceeding may be commenced in any county within the judicial district where the proceeding is triable.  (b) Proceeding against body or officer. A proceeding against a body or officer shall be commenced in any county within  the  judicial  district where  the respondent made the determination complained of or refused to perform the duty specifically enjoined upon him by  law,  or  where  the proceedings  were  brought  or  taken  in the course of which the matter sought to  be  restrained  originated,  or  where  the  material  events otherwise took place, or where the principal office of the respondent is located, except that   1. a proceeding against a justice of the supreme court or a judge of a county  court or the court of general sessions shall be commenced in the appellate division in the judicial department where the action,  in  the course  of  which  the  matter  sought  to  be  enforced  or  restrained originated, is triable, unless a term of the appellate division in  that department  is  not  in  session,  in  which  case the proceeding may be commenced in the appellate division in an adjoining judicial department; and   2. a proceeding against the regents of the university of the state  of New  York,  the  commissioner of education, the commissioner of taxation and finance, the tax appeals tribunal except as provided in section  two thousand  sixteen  of  the  tax  law, the public service commission, the commissioner or the department of transportation  relating  to  articles three,  four, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten of the transportation law or to the railroad law, the water resources board,  the  comptroller or  the department of agriculture and markets, shall be commenced in the supreme court, Albany county.   3.  notwithstanding  the  provisions  of   paragraph   two   of   this subdivision, a proceeding against the commissioner of education pursuant to section forty-four hundred four of the education law may be commenced in the supreme court in the county of residence of the petitioner.   4.  a  proceeding  against  the  New  York  city  tax appeals tribunal established by section one hundred sixty-eight  of  the  New  York  city charter  shall  be  commenced  in  the appellate division of the supreme court, first department.
NY CPLR § 507 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 507 - Real Property Actions.

§ 507. Real property actions. The place of trial of an action in which   the  judgment demanded would affect the title to, or the possession, use   or enjoyment of, real property shall be in the county in which any  part   of the subject of the action is situated.
NY CPLR § 508 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 508 - Actions to Recover a Chattel.

§  508.  Actions to recover a chattel. The place of trial of an action   to recover a chattel may be in the county  in  which  any  part  of  the   subject of the action is situated at the time of the commencement of the   action.
NY CPLR § 509 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 509 - Venue in County Designated.

§  509.  Venue  in county designated. Notwithstanding any provision of   this article, the place of trial of an action shall  be  in  the  county   designated  by  the  plaintiff,  unless the place of trial is changed to   another county by order upon  motion,  or  by  consent  as  provided  in   subdivision (b) of rule 511.
NY CPLR § 510 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 510 - Grounds for Change of Place of Trial.

§  510.  Grounds for change of place of trial. The court, upon motion,   may change the place of trial of an action where:1. the county designated for that purpose is not a proper county; or2. there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had in   the proper county; or3. the convenience of material witnesses and the ends of justice  will   be promoted by the change.
NY CPLR § 511 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue R511 - Change of Place of Trial.

Rule.  511. Change of place of trial. (a) Time for motion or demand. A demand under subdivision (b) for change of place of trial on the  ground that the county designated for that purpose is not a proper county shall be  served  with the answer or before the answer is served. A motion for change of place of trial on any other ground  shall  be  made  within  a reasonable time after commencement of the action.  (b) Demand for change of place of trial upon ground of improper venue, where  motion  made. The defendant shall serve a written demand that the action be tried in a county  he  specifies  as  proper.  Thereafter  the defendant  may  move  to  change  the place of trial within fifteen days after service of the demand, unless within five days after such  service plaintiff  serves a written consent to change the place of trial to that specified by the defendant. Defendant may notice such motion to be heard as if the action  were  pending  in  the  county  he  specified,  unless plaintiff  within  five  days  after  service  of  the  demand serves an affidavit showing either that the county specified by the  defendant  is not proper or that the county designated by him is proper.  (c)  Stay of proceedings. No order to stay proceedings for the purpose of changing the place of trial shall be granted unless it  appears  from the papers that the change is sought with due diligence.  (d)  Order,  subsequent proceedings and appeal. Upon filing of consent by the plaintiff or entry of an order changing the place of trial by the clerk of the county from which it is changed, the clerk shall  forthwith deliver  to  the  clerk  of the county to which it is changed all papers filed in the action and certified copies of  all  minutes  and  entries, which  shall be filed, entered or recorded, as the case requires, in the office of the latter clerk. Subsequent proceedings shall be had  in  the county  to  which  the  change  is  made  as  if  it had been designated originally as the place of trial, except as otherwise  directed  by  the court.  An  appeal  from  an  order changing the place of trial shall be taken in the department in which the motion for the order was heard  and determined.
NY CPLR § 512 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue R512 - Change of Place of Trial of Action or Issue Triable Without a Jury.

Rule  512. Change of place of trial of action or issue triable without   a jury. The place of trial of an action or any issue triable  without  a   jury  may  be,  in the discretion of the court, in any county within the   judicial district in which the action is triable. After the  trial,  the   decision  and  all other papers relating to the trial shall be filed and   the judgment entered in the county where the action is pending.
NY CPLR § 513 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 513 - Misplacement of Venue in Consumer Credit Transactions.

§  513. Misplacement of venue in consumer credit transactions.  (a) In an action arising out of a consumer credit transaction, the clerk  shall not  accept  a summons for filing when it appears upon its face that the proper venue is a county other than the county  where  such  summons  is offered for filing.  (b)  The  clerk  shall  indicate  upon  the  summons  the  date of the rejection and shall enter such date in  a  register  maintained  by  him together with the name of the counties in which the summons may properly be filed.  (c)  Notwithstanding  subdivisions  one  and  three  of  section three hundred eight, where a summons has been rejected for filing by virtue of this section, service is complete ten days after such summons  is  filed in  the  proper  county  with proof of service upon the defendant of the summons, together with proof of service upon the defendant by registered or certified mail of a notice setting forth the following:   1. the proper county,   2. the date of filing of the summons,   3. the date within which the answer or notice of appearance is  to  be filed, and   4. the address at which it is to be filed.
NY CPLR § 514 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 5 - Venue 514 - Actions Relating to Consumer Goods.

* §  514.  Actions  relating to consumer goods. 1. For the purposes of   this section, "consumer goods" shall mean goods, wares, paid merchandise   or services purchased or paid for by a consumer,  the  intended  use  or   benefit  of  which  is  intended  for  the personal, family or household   purposes of such consumer.2. In any contract involving the sale, lease or otherwise providing of   consumer goods, any portion of the contract or any clause which purports   to designate, restrict, or limit the venue in which  a  claim  shall  be   adjudicated or arbitrated shall be deemed void as against public policy.   Nothing  in  this  section shall be deemed to affect the validity of any   other aspect of a contract.* NB Effective December 3, 2021
NY CPLR § 601 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 6 - Joinder of Claims, Consolidation and Severance 601 - Joinder of Claims.

§  601.  Joinder  of  claims.  (a) The plaintiff in a complaint or the defendant in an answer setting forth a counterclaim or  cross-claim  may join  as  many claims as he may have against an adverse party. There may be like joinder of claims when there are multiple parties.  (b) Two or more plaintiffs may join no more than five  claims  in  any one  action  or  proceeding  against  the  same defendant arising out of separate consumer credit transactions, provided that the plaintiffs  are represented by the same attorney.
NY CPLR § 602 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 6 - Joinder of Claims, Consolidation and Severance 602 - Consolidation.

§  602.  Consolidation. (a) Generally. When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before  a  court,  the  court,  upon motion,  may order a joint trial of any or all the matters in issue, may order  the  actions  consolidated,  and  may  make  such  other   orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.  (b)  Cases  pending in different courts. Where an action is pending in the supreme court it may,  upon  motion,  remove  to  itself  an  action pending  in  another  court and consolidate it or have it tried together with that in the supreme court. Where an action is pending in the county court, it may, upon motion, remove to itself  an  action  pending  in  a city, municipal, district or justice court in the county and consolidate it or have it tried together with that in the county court.
NY CPLR § 603 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 6 - Joinder of Claims, Consolidation and Severance 603 - Severance and Separate Trials.

§ 603. Severance and separate trials. In furtherance of convenience or   to  avoid  prejudice  the  court may order a severance of claims, or may   order a separate trial of any claim, or of any separate issue. The court   may order the trial of any claim or issue prior  to  the  trial  of  the   others.
NY CPLR § 604 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 6 - Joinder of Claims, Consolidation and Severance 604 - Change by Supreme Court of Place of Trial of Action Pending in Another Court.

§  604. Change by supreme court of place of trial of action pending in   another court. Upon motion of any party, the  supreme  court  may  order   that  an  issue of fact in an action pending in another court, except an   action relating to real property pending in a county court, be tried  in   the  supreme  court  in  another  county upon such terms as may be just.   After the trial, the clerk of the county in which  it  has  taken  place   shall  certify  the minutes thereof, which shall be filed with the clerk   of the court in which the  action  is  pending.  Subsequent  proceedings   shall  be  the same as if the issue had been tried in the court in which   the action is pending.
NY CPLR § 901 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 9 - Class Actions 901 - Prerequisites to a Class Action.

§  901.  Prerequisites  to a class action. a. One or more members of a   class may sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all if:1. the class is so numerous  that  joinder  of  all  members,  whether   otherwise required or permitted, is impracticable;2.  there  are  questions  of  law  or  fact common to the class which   predominate over any questions affecting only individual members;3. the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of   the claims or defenses of the class;4. the representative parties will fairly and adequately  protect  the   interests of the class; and5.  a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair   and efficient adjudication of the controversy.b. Unless a statute creating or  imposing  a  penalty,  or  a  minimum   measure  of  recovery  specifically authorizes the recovery thereof in a   class action, an action to recover a  penalty,  or  minimum  measure  of   recovery  created or imposed by statute may not be maintained as a class   action.
NY CPLR § 902 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 9 - Class Actions 902 - Order Allowing Class Action.

§  902.  Order allowing class action. Within sixty days after the time   to serve a responsive pleading has expired  for  all  persons  named  as   defendants  in  an action brought as a class action, the plaintiff shall   move for an order to determine whether it is to  be  so  maintained.  An   order  under  this  section  may  be  conditional, and may be altered or   amended before the decision on the merits on the court's own  motion  or   on motion of the parties. The action may be maintained as a class action   only  if  the  court finds that the prerequisites under section 901 have   been satisfied. Among the matters which  the  court  shall  consider  in   determining whether the action may proceed as a class action are:1.  the  interest  of members of the class in individually controlling   the prosecution or defense of separate actions;2. the impracticability or inefficiency of  prosecuting  or  defending   separate actions;3.  the extent and nature of any litigation concerning the controversy   already commenced by or against members of the class;4. the desirability or undesirability of concentrating the  litigation   of the claim in the particular forum;5.  the  difficulties  likely to be encountered in the management of a   class action.
NY CPLR § 903 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 9 - Class Actions 903 - Description of Class.

§ 903. Description of class. The order permitting a class action shall   describe  the  class.  When appropriate the court may limit the class to   those members who do not request  exclusion  from  the  class  within  a   specified time after notice.
NY CPLR § 904 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 9 - Class Actions 904 - Notice of Class Action.

§  904. Notice of class action. (a) In class actions brought primarily for injunctive or declaratory relief, notice  of  the  pendency  of  the action need not be given to the class unless the court finds that notice is  necessary  to  protect  the interests of the represented parties and that the cost of notice will not prevent the action from going forward.  (b) In all other class actions, reasonable notice of the  commencement of  a  class  action  shall  be given to the class in such manner as the court directs.  (c) The content of the notice shall be subject to court approval.   In determining  the  method by which notice is to be given, the court shall consider   I. the cost of giving notice by each method considered   II. the resources of the parties and   III. the stake of each  represented  member  of  the  class,  and  the likelihood  that significant numbers of represented members would desire to exclude themselves from the class or to  appear  individually,  which may  be  determined,  in  the court's discretion, by sending notice to a random sample of the class.  (d) I. Preliminary determination of expenses of notification.   Unless the  court  orders  otherwise,  the  plaintiff shall bear the expense of notification.   The court may, if justice  requires,  require  that  the defendant  bear the expense of notification, or may require each of them to bear a part of the expense in proportion to the likelihood that  each will  prevail upon the merits.  The court may hold a preliminary hearing to determine how the costs of notice should be apportioned.   II. Final determination. Upon termination of the action  by  order  or judgment,  the  court  may,  but  shall not be required to, allow to the prevailing party the expenses of notification as  taxable  disbursements under article eighty-three of the civil practice law and rules.
NY CPLR § 905 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 9 - Class Actions 905 - Judgment.

§  905.  Judgment.  The  judgment  in  an action maintained as a class   action, whether or  not  favorable  to  the  class,  shall  include  and   describe those whom the court finds to be members of the class.
NY CPLR § 906 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules Article 9 - Class Actions 906 - Actions Conducted Partially as Class Actions.

§ 906. Actions conducted partially as class actions. When appropriate,1.  an  action  may  be  brought  or maintained as a class action with   respect to particular issues, or2. a class may be divided into subclasses and each subclass treated as   a class.The provisions of this article shall then  be  construed  and  applied   accordingly.