New York Laws
Article 12 - Registering Title to Real Property
414 - Loss of Duplicate Certificate.

§ 414. Loss of duplicate certificate. If any duplicate certificate of
title is lost or destroyed, the owner of the property or the current
grantee with proper certified deeds may file with the registrar a
verified petition. Such petition shall conform to the form annexed
hereto, which may be made available by the registrar. Upon filing of
such petition, the registrar shall issue a new duplicate certificate,
which shall contain a memorandum of the fact that it is issued in place
and stead of the lost or destroyed certificate, and which shall be
entitled to like faith and credit as the original duplicate certificate.
Any previously issued owner's duplicate certificate of title becomes
void and invalid.


FORM

Article 12 Section 414 R.P.L.

Petition may only be submitted by the owner, or the current grantee with
proper certified deeds submitted simultaneously.

ANY FALSE STATEMENT MADE HEREUNDER IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW AND MAY
SUBJECT THE PERSON TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.


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PETITION TO REPLACE LOST OR DESTROYED OWNER'S DUPLICATE

CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

STATE OF NEW YORK}
COUNTY OF } ss.:

__________ owner's name(s) _____________________________________ being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he-she-they is/are the
Petitioner(s) and reside at
____________________________________________________________ and is/are
of legal age; that he-she-they is/are the owner(s) of the following
described property

((property description))

under Certificate of Title Number __________________ under the Land
Title Registration Law.
A thorough and complete search has been made for the Owner's Duplicate
Certificate of Title number _______________. Said Owner's Duplicate
Certificate of Title can not be located. This petition is being made to
direct the Registrar of __________________ County, to issue in place and
stead, a new Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title number __________ in
the name(s) of ______________________________________________ with all
memorials placed thereon.
Upon the filing of this affidavit, I/we realize any previously issued
Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title becomes void and invalid.


_____________________________ LS

Petitioner


VERIFICATION
STATE OF NEW YORK}
COUNTY OF } ss.:

I/we _________________ name(s) _______________ being sworn, say(s): I/we
am/are the Petitioner(s) in the within action: I/we have read the
foregoing Petition and know the contents thereof: the same is true to my
own knowledge, except as to the matters herein stated to be alleged on
information and belief, and as to those matters I/we believe to be true,
and have furnished the following proof of identification:
_____________________________.

__________________________ LS

petitioner)
Sworn to before me this _________
day of _______________ 19 ____.
__________________________
Notary Public

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