N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Section 661
Liability of purchaser pending an action

If the defendant aliens the real property in question after the filing of a notice of pendency of the action, and an execution against him for the plaintiff’s damages is returned wholly or partly unsatisfied, an action may be maintained by the plaintiff against any person who has been in possession of the property, under the defendant’s conveyance, to recover the unsatisfied portion of the damages, for a time not exceeding that during which he possessed the property.

Source: Section 661 — Liability of purchaser pending an action, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPA/661 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 4, 2024).

601
Damages for withholding real property obtainable in action to recover possession 611
Where action cannot be maintained: dower 612
Where action cannot be maintained 621
Separate action by joint tenant or tenant in common 623
Action by grantee of lands held adversely 625
Action by reversioner or remainderman after tenant’s default 631
Defendants 633
Action against co-tenant 635
Action against occupants of apartments 637
Action against one defendant subject to rights of others 641
Complaint 651
Expiration of plaintiff’s title before trial 653
Judgment to state plaintiff’s estate 661
Liability of purchaser pending an action

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Original Source: Section 661 — Liability of purchaser pending an action, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPA/661 (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).

N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Section 661 Liability of purchaser pending an action

N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Section 661
Liability of purchaser pending an action