UCCA 1906-a · Article 19. Costs and Fees
Costs in a summary proceeding
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§ 1906-a. Costs in a summary proceeding.
In a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property, petitioner shall be allowed as costs for each necessary respondent served with the notice of petition by a person other than an enforcement officer, five dollars, and if there is a default in appearance by the respondent, the sum of five dollars for securing the affidavit that the respondent is not in military service, required by the statutes of the United States; plus, as a disbursement, the fee paid pursuant to § 1911 (a) (11) of this act. Such costs shall be exclusive in such proceeding and shall constitute the sum to be awarded as costs by the judgment pursuant to § 747 of the real property actions and proceedings law, except insofar as additional costs may be imposed pursuant to subdivision three of said section.
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