Bronx County was an improper venue for this action as it appears that plaintiff and defendants all reside in Queens County and the action arose in Queens. Nevertheless, for a change in venue predicated on a plaintiff's designation of an improper county (CPLR 510 [1]), the demand for change of venue must be served with or prior to the answer (CPLR 511 [a]). Here, the demand was served more than a year after joinder of issue. As the statutory procedure was not followed, defendants...
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