New York Laws
Article 2 - Mechanics' Liens
4 - Extent of Lien.

(2) Such lien shall not extend to the owner's right, title or interest
in real property and improvements, existing at the time of filing the
notice of lien if such lien arises from the failure of a lessee of the
right to explore, develop or produce natural gas or oil, to pay for,
compensate or render value for improvements made with the consent or at
the request of such lessee by a contractor, subcontractor, materialman,
equipment operator or owner, landscaper, nurseryman, or person or
corporation who performs labor or furnishes materials for the
exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas or
otherwise improves such leased property. Such lien shall extend to the
improvements made for the exploration, development and production of oil
and natural gas, and the working interest held by a lessee of the right
to explore, develop or produce oil and natural gas.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision two if a property owner is also a
developer of oil and gas resources and is a party to an agreement with a
person or firm authorized to perfect a lien arising out of the failure
of such developer to compensate or render value for improvements to the
property upon which an oil or gas well is drilled or established, the
lien shall extend to the owners' right or interest in such real
property.

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