New York Laws
Article 12 - Other Actions and Proceedings Between Co-Owners or Owners of Successive Interests
1201 - Action by Joint Tenant or Tenant in Common; May Maintain Action Against Co-Tenant.

ยง 1201. Action by joint tenant or tenant in common; may maintain
action against co-tenant. A joint tenant or a tenant in common of real
property, or his executor or administrator, may maintain an action to
recover his just proportion against his co-tenant who has received more
than his own just proportion, or against his executor or administrator.