(a) Estates in property as to duration are classified as follows:
(1) Fee simple absolute.
(2) Fee on condition.
(3) Fee on limitation.
(4) Estates for life.
(5) Estates for years.
(6) Estates from period to period.
(7) Estates at will.
(8) Estates by sufferance.
Structure New York Laws
EPT - Estates, Powers and Trusts
Article 6 - Classification, Creation, Definition Of, and Rules Governing Estates in Property
Part 1 - Estates Classified as to Duration
6-1.2 - Estates Tail Abolished; Future Estates Limited Thereon
6-1.3 - When Estate for Life of Third Person Is Real Property; When Personal Property