ยง 204. Widow's quarantine. A widow may remain in the chief house of
her husband forty days after his death, whether her dower is sooner
assigned to her or not, without being liable to any rent for the same;
and in the meantime she may have her reasonable sustenance out of the
estate of her husband.
Structure New York Laws
189 - Estate of Curtesy Abolished.
190-B - Lands Reacquired by the Husband.
191 - Dower in Lands Exchanged.
192 - Dower in Lands Mortgaged Before Marriage.
193 - Dower in Lands Mortgaged for Purchase-Money.
194 - Surplus Proceeds of Sale Under Purchase-Money Mortgages.
195 - Widow of Mortgagee Not Endowed.
196 - When Dower Barred by Misconduct.
196-A - When Dower Barred by Dissolution of Marriage.
197 - When Dower Barred by Jointure.
198 - When Dower Barred by Pecuniary Provisions.
199 - When Widow to Elect Between Jointure and Dower.
200 - Election Between Devise and Dower.
201 - When Deemed to Have Elected.
202 - When Provision in Lieu of Dower Is Forfeited.
203 - Effect of Acts of Husband.
205 - Widow May Bequeath a Crop.