Legislation
ARTICLE 5
Venue
Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8
ARTICLE 5
VENUE
501. Contractual provisions fixing venue.
502. Conflicting venue provisions.
503. Venue based on residence.
(a) Generally.
(b) Executor, administrator, trustee, committee,
conservator, general or testamentary guardian, or
receiver.
(c) Corporation.
(d) Unincorporated association, partnership, or
individually-owned business.
(e) Assignee.
(f) Consumer credit transaction.
504. Actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school
districts and district corporations.
505. Actions involving public authorities.
(a) Generally.
(b) Against New York city transit authority.
506. Where special proceeding commenced.
(a) Generally.
(b) Proceeding against body or officer.
507. Real property actions.
508. Actions to recover a chattel.
509. Venue in county designated.
510. Grounds for change of place of trial.
511. Change of place of trial.
(a) Time for motion or demand.
(b) Demand for change of place of trial upon ground of
improper venue, where motion made.
(c) Stay of proceedings.
(d) Order, subsequent proceedings and appeal.
512. Change of place of trial of action or issue triable without
a jury.
513. Misplacement of venue in consumer credit transactions.
514. Actions relating to consumer goods.
VENUE
501. Contractual provisions fixing venue.
502. Conflicting venue provisions.
503. Venue based on residence.
(a) Generally.
(b) Executor, administrator, trustee, committee,
conservator, general or testamentary guardian, or
receiver.
(c) Corporation.
(d) Unincorporated association, partnership, or
individually-owned business.
(e) Assignee.
(f) Consumer credit transaction.
504. Actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school
districts and district corporations.
505. Actions involving public authorities.
(a) Generally.
(b) Against New York city transit authority.
506. Where special proceeding commenced.
(a) Generally.
(b) Proceeding against body or officer.
507. Real property actions.
508. Actions to recover a chattel.
509. Venue in county designated.
510. Grounds for change of place of trial.
511. Change of place of trial.
(a) Time for motion or demand.
(b) Demand for change of place of trial upon ground of
improper venue, where motion made.
(c) Stay of proceedings.
(d) Order, subsequent proceedings and appeal.
512. Change of place of trial of action or issue triable without
a jury.
513. Misplacement of venue in consumer credit transactions.
514. Actions relating to consumer goods.