New York Laws
Article 9 - Recording Instruments Affecting Real Property
332 - The Record of Certain Conveyances Validated.

§ 332. The record of certain conveyances validated. 1. The record made
prior to July first, nineteen hundred fifty-five in the office of the
recording officer of any county in this state of any deed, mortgage,
assignment or satisfaction piece of a mortgage, or other conveyance or
power of attorney, otherwise authorized to be recorded therein,
notwithstanding that the certificate of acknowledgment or proof did not
set forth the place of residence of a subscribing witness or of a
corporate officer or director, or did not set it forth with sufficient
particularity, and notwithstanding any other defect in the form of the
certificate of acknowledgment or proof or the failure to append thereto
a certificate as to the authority of the person who took the
acknowledgment or proof, to take the same, or any defect in the form of
such certificate of authority, shall be in all respects as valid and
effectual as though such certificate of acknowledgment or proof or
certificate of authority had been in proper form or such certificate of
authority had been appended to such instrument. Provided only that such
person was duly authorized at the time of taking the proof or
acknowledgment to take the same in the county where the instrument is
recorded or in the place, whether within or without the United States,
where the same was taken.

2. All acknowledgments or proofs of conveyance of real property made
or taken prior to April tenth, nineteen hundred thirty, before a judge,
clerk, deputy clerk or special deputy clerk of a court not of record of
this state are confirmed.

3. All acts of the secretary of state of any state or territory of the
United States in authenticating a certificate of acknowledgment or proof
of a conveyance of real property within the state, performed before
October first, nineteen hundred twenty-five, are hereby confirmed,
provided that the said certificate of authentication is in the form
required by the laws of this state on March twenty-third, nineteen
hundred twenty-six or now required by law.

4. If an instrument is recorded hereafter notwithstanding the omission
from the certificate of acknowledgment or proof of the street and street
number of a subscribing witness or of a corporate officer or director
contrary to the provisions of sections three hundred four, three hundred
nine, three hundred nine-a and three hundred nine-b of this article, the
record of such instrument shall not be invalidated by reason of such
omission nor shall the title founded on such instrument be impaired
thereby.

5. Nothing in this section shall effect any pending action or
proceeding nor the rights of any purchaser in good faith and for a
valuable consideration whose conveyance shall have been duly recorded
before this section as amended shall take effect.

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