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Statute
New York Statute - Civil Practice Law and Rules § 213, [Statute of Limitations], Actions to be Commenced within Six Years: . . . based on fraud
Citation
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213 (Consol. 2007)
Summary
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213, statute of limitations, actions to be commenced within six years provides, in pertinent part, that an action based on fraud must be commenced within six years from the date the cause of action accrued or two years from the time the plaintiff discovered or could have reasonably discovered the fraud, whichever is greater. An action for which the law specifies no limitations period must be commenced within six years.
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