ยง 47. How summons served, when personal service cannot be made. If
personal service of the summons cannot be made upon a defendant in an
action in a court not of record, by reason of his absence from the
state, or his concealment therein, such service may be made by leaving a
copy thereof at his last place of residence and by publishing a copy of
the summons once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper in the
city or county where the property is situated.
Structure New York Laws
Article 3 - Enforcement of Liens on Real Property
41 - Enforcement of Mechanic's Lien on Real Property.
42 - Enforcement of a Lien Under Contract for a Public Improvement.
43 - Action in a Court of Record; Consolidation of Actions.
44 - Parties to an Action in a Court of Record.
44-A - Foreclosure of Mortgage; Lienors Defendants.
44-B - Necessary Parties; Lien Against Public or Private Improvement.
45 - Equities of Lienors to Be Determined.
46 - Action in a Court Not of Record.
47 - How Summons Served, When Personal Service Cannot Be Made.
48 - Proceedings on Return of Summons; Answer; Judgment by Default.
49 - Issue, How Tried; Judgment.
51 - Appeals From Judgments in Courts Not of Record.
52 - Transcrips of Judgments in Courts Not of Record.
54 - Judgment in Case of Failure to Establish Lien.
55 - Offer to Pay Money Into Court, or to Deposit Securities, in Discharge of the Lien.
56 - Preference Over Contractors.
57 - Judgment May Direct Delivery of Property in Lieu of Money.
59 - Vacating of a Mechanic's Lien; Cancellation of Bond; Return of Deposit, by Order of Court.
60 - Judgment in Action to Foreclose Lien on Account of Public Improvement.
61 - Judgment in Action to Foreclose a Mechanic's Lien on Property of a Railroad Corporation.
63 - Service of Answer on State or Public Corporation.