New York Laws
RPA - Real Property Actions and Proceedings

121 - Jurisdiction of Certain Actions Relating to Real Property Situate Without the State. - § 121. Jurisdiction of certain actions relating to real property...

131 - Construction of Act of Reconsolidation. - § 131. Construction of act of reconsolidation. 1. This chapter...

Article 2 - General Provisions Governing Real Property Actions

201 - State Tax Commission, State or Industrial Commissioner as Defendant in Certain Real Property Actions. - § 201. State tax commission, state or industrial commissioner as...

202 - Pleading Interest of the State. - § 202. Pleading interest of the state. Where the state...

202-A - Pleading Interest of a City. - § 202-a. Pleading interest of a city. Where a city...

203 - Judgment in Action Adversely Affecting the Title, Interest or Claim of the State Based Upon Tax Deed. - § 203. Judgment in action adversely affecting the title, interest...

211 - Prevention of Waste or Damage During Pendency. - § 211. Prevention of waste or damage during pendency. If,...

221 - Compelling Delivery of Possession of Real Property. - § 221. Compelling delivery of possession of real property. Where...

231 - Sale; Notice Of; When and How Conducted. - (b) Where the property is situated wholly outside a city...

232 - Purchases by Certain Officers Prohibited; Penalty. - § 232. Purchases by certain officers prohibited; penalty. No officer...

241 - Persons Bound by Judgment in Certain Actions. - § 241. Persons bound by judgment in certain actions. In...

Article 3 - Provisions Relating to Evidence

301 - Conveyance and Record as Evidence. - § 301. Conveyance and record as evidence. 1. The certificate...

311 - Presumption of Possession From Legal Title. - § 311. Presumption of possession from legal title. In an...

321 - Proof of Ownership of Unoccupied Lands and Timber Thereon. - § 321. Proof of ownership of unoccupied lands and timber...

331 - Proof of Lost Execution or Writ After Sheriff's Sale of Real Property. - § 331. Proof of lost execution or writ after sheriff's...

341 - Recitals as to Heirships in Conveyances. - § 341. Recitals as to heirships in conveyances. Hereafter, in...

342 - Recitals in Judgments Affecting Title to Real Property as Evidence. - § 342. Recitals in judgments affecting title to real property...

351 - Evidence as to Common Lands in the City of New York. - § 351. Evidence as to common lands in the city...

Article 4 - Valuing Interests in Real Property

401 - When Interests Are Valued Under This Article. - § 401. When interests are valued under this article. The...

402 - Interest Rate. - § 402. Interest rate. In all valuations made under this...

403 - Mortality and Other Tables. - § 403. Mortality and other tables. In all valuations made...

404 - . - § 404. Evidence as to ancestry, health and habits of...

405 - Interest Defeasible by Remarriage. - § 405. Interest defeasible by remarriage. Whenever an interest is...

406 - Computation by Superintendent of Financial Services. - § 406. Computation by superintendent of financial services. Any court,...

Article 5 - Adverse Possession

501 - Adverse Possession; Defined. - § 501. Adverse possession; defined. For the purposes of this...

511 - Adverse Possession Under Written Instrument or Judgment. - § 511. Adverse possession under written instrument or judgment. Where...

512 - Essentials of Adverse Possession Under Written Instrument or Judgment. - § 512. Essentials of adverse possession under written instrument or...

521 - Adverse Possession Not Under Written Instrument or Judgment. - § 521. Adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment....

522 - Essentials of Adverse Possession Not Under Written Instrument or Judgment. - § 522. Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument...

531 - Adverse Possession, How Affected by Relation of Landlord and Tenant. - § 531. Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord...

541 - Adverse Possession, How Affected by Relation of Tenants in Common. - § 541. Adverse possession, how affected by relation of tenants...

543 - Adverse Possession; How Affected by Acts Across a Boundary Line. - § 543. Adverse possession; how affected by acts across a...

551 - Right of Person to Possession Not Affected by Descent Cast. - § 551. Right of person to possession not affected by...

Article 6 - Action to Recover Real Property

601 - Damages for Withholding Real Property Obtainable in Action to Recover Possession; Set-Off by Defendant. - § 601. Damages for withholding real property obtainable in action...

611 - Where Action Cannot Be Maintained: Dower; Property Not Exceeding Six Inches in Width; by Mortgagee. - § 611. Where action cannot be maintained: dower; property not...

612 - Where Action Cannot Be Maintained; Action Based on Reverter or Breach of Condition Subsequent. - § 612. Where action cannot be maintained; action based on...

621 - Separate Action by Joint Tenant or Tenant in Common. - § 621. Separate action by joint tenant or tenant in...

623 - Action by Grantee of Lands Held Adversely. - § 623. Action by grantee of lands held adversely. The...

625 - Action by Reversioner or Remainderman After Tenant's Default. - § 625. Action by reversioner or remainderman after tenant's default....

631 - Defendants. - § 631. Defendants. Where the complaint demands judgment for the...

633 - Action Against Co-Tenant; Ouster to Be Proved. - § 633. Action against co-tenant; ouster to be proved. Where...

635 - Action Against Occupants of Apartments. - § 635. Action against occupants of apartments. In a case...

637 - Action Against One Defendant Subject to Rights of Others. - § 637. Action against one defendant subject to rights of...

641 - Complaint. - § 641. Complaint. The complaint shall state the plaintiff's interest...

651 - Expiration of Plaintiff's Title Before Trial. - § 651. Expiration of plaintiff's title before trial. If the...

653 - Judgment to State Plaintiff's Estate. - § 653. Judgment to state plaintiff's estate. A verdict, report...

661 - Liability of Purchaser Pending an Action. - § 661. Liability of purchaser pending an action. If the...

Article 7 - Summary Proceeding to Recover Possession of Real Property

701 - Jurisdiction; Courts; Venue. - § 701. Jurisdiction; courts; venue. 1. A special proceeding to...

702 - Rent in a Residential Dwelling. - § 702. Rent in a residential dwelling. 1. In a...

711 - Grounds Where Landlord-Tenant Relationship Exists. - § 711. Grounds where landlord-tenant relationship exists. A tenant shall...

713 - Grounds Where No Landlord-Tenant Relationship Exists. - § 713. Grounds where no landlord-tenant relationship exists. A special...

713-A - Special Proceeding for Termination of Adult Home and Residence for Adults Admission Agreements. - § 713-a. Special proceeding for termination of adult home and...

715 - Grounds and Procedure Where Use or Occupancy Is Illegal. - § 715. Grounds and procedure where use or occupancy is...

715-A - Grounds and Procedure for Removal of Commercial Tenants for Unlicensed Cannabis Retail Sale. - (a) grant a petition pursuant to this section ordering the...

721 - Person Who May Maintain Proceeding. - § 721. Person who may maintain proceeding. The proceeding may...

731 - Commencement; Notice of Petition. - § 731. Commencement; notice of petition. 1. The special proceeding...

732 - Special Provisions Applicable in Non-Payment Proceeding if the Rules So Provide. - § 732. Special provisions applicable in non-payment proceeding if the...

733 - Time of Service; Order to Show Cause. - § 733. Time of service; order to show cause. 1....

734 - Notice of Petition; Service on the Westchester County Department of Social Services. - § 734. Notice of petition; service on the Westchester county...

735 - Manner of Service; Filing; When Service Complete. - (a) if a natural person, as follows: at the property...

741 - Contents of Petition. - § 741. Contents of petition. The petition shall be verified...

743 - Answer. - § 743. Answer. Except as provided in section seven hundred...

744 - Eviction Based on Domestic Violence Victim Status Prohibited. - § 744. Eviction based on domestic violence victim status prohibited....

745 - Trial. - (a) In a summary proceeding upon the second of two...

746 - Stipulations. - (a) the identity of the parties and whether all necessary...

747 - Judgment. - § 747. Judgment. 1. The court shall direct that a...

749 - Warrant. - (b) Such officer shall check such property for the presence...

751 - Stay Upon Paying Rent or Giving Undertaking; Discretionary Stay Outside City of New York. - § 751. Stay upon paying rent or giving undertaking; discretionary...

753 - Stay in Premises Occupied for Dwelling Purposes. - § 753. Stay in premises occupied for dwelling purposes. 1....

755 - Stay of Proceeding or Action for Rent Upon Failure to Make Repairs. - (b) Upon proper proof of the existence of a condition...

756 - Stay of Summary Proceedings or Actions for Rent Under Certain Conditions. - § 756. Stay of summary proceedings or actions for rent...

757 - Eviction as the Result of Foreclosure. - § 757. Eviction as the result of foreclosure. In the...

761 - Redemption by Lessee. - § 761. Redemption by lessee. Where the special proceeding is...

763 - Redemption by Creditor of Lessee. - § 763. Redemption by creditor of lessee. In a case...

765 - Effect of Redemption Upon Lease. - § 765. Effect of redemption upon lease. Where a redemption...

767 - Order of Redemption; Liability of Persons Redeeming. - § 767. Order of redemption; liability of persons redeeming. The...

768 - Unlawful Eviction. - (i) using or threatening the use of force to induce...

Article 7-A - Special Proceedings by Tenants of Dwellings in the City of New York and the Counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester for Judg

769 - Jurisdiction; Court; Venue. - § 769. Jurisdiction; court; venue. 1. A special proceeding by...

770 - Grounds for the Proceeding. - § 770. Grounds for the proceeding. 1. One-third or more...

771 - Commencement; Notice of Petition; Time and Manner of Service. - (1) upon the owner last registered with the department of...

772 - Contents of Petition. - § 772. Contents of petition. The petition shall: 1. Allege...

773 - Answer. - § 773. Answer. At the time when the petition is...

774 - Trial. - § 774. Trial. Where triable issues of fact are raised,...

775 - Defenses. - § 775. Defenses. It shall be a sufficient defense to...

776 - Judgment. - § 776. Judgment. The court shall render a final judgment...

777 - Application by Mortgagee or Lienor of Record or Other Person Having an Interest in the Property. - § 777. Application by mortgagee or lienor of record or...

778 - Appointment of Administrator. - (a) Payment in full for all of the work specified...

779 - Presentation or Settlement of Accounts. - § 779. Presentation or settlement of accounts. The court shall...

780 - Waiver Void. - § 780. Waiver void. Any provision of a lease or...

781 - "Owner" Defined. - § 781. "Owner" defined. As used in this article, the...

782 - "Dwelling" Defined. - § 782. "Dwelling" defined. As used in this article, the...

783 - Defense of Warranty of Habitability Inapplicable. - § 783. Defense of warranty of habitability inapplicable. Notwithstanding any...

Article 7-B - Special Proceeding for the Removal of Abandoned Manufactured Homes

790 - Definitions. - § 790. Definitions. As used in this article the following...

791 - Jurisdiction; Courts; Venue. - § 791. Jurisdiction; courts; venue. 1. A special proceeding to...

792 - Grounds for the Proceeding. - (a) for homes constructed (i) on or after July first,...

793 - Commencement; Notice of Petition; Time and Manner of Service. - § 793. Commencement; notice of petition; time and manner of...

794 - Answer. - § 794. Answer. At the time when the petition is...

795 - Judgment and Warrant. - § 795. Judgment and warrant. 1. Upon the issuance of...

Article 7-C - Special Proceedings by Tenants of Dwellings for Judgment Directing Deposit of Rents and the Use Thereof for the Purpose of Remedying Conditions Dangerous to Life, Health or Safety

796 - Definitions. - § 796. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Owner"...

796-A - Jurisdiction; Court; Venue. - (a) If the proceeding is instituted by such commissioner, one-third...

796-B - Grounds for the Proceeding. - § 796-b. Grounds for the proceeding. One-third or more of...

796-C - Commencement; Notice of Petition; Time and Manner of Service. - (a) the rents due on the date of entry of...

796-D - Contents of Petition. - (a) a lack of heat, running water, light, electricity, adequate...

796-E - Answer. - § 796-e. Answer. At the time when the petition is...

796-F - Trial. - § 796-f. Trial. Where triable issues of fact are raised,...

796-G - Defenses. - § 796-g. Defenses. It shall be a sufficient defense to...

796-H - Judgment. - (a) Dismissing the petition for failure to affirmatively establish the...

796-I - Application by Mortgagee or Lienor of Record or Other Person Having an Interest in the Property. - § 796-i. Application by mortgagee or lienor of record or...

796-J - Appointment of Administrator. - (b) The court may appoint the commissioner of the department...

796-K - Presentation or Settlement of Accounts. - § 796-k. Presentation or settlement of accounts. The court shall...

796-L - Waiver Void. - § 796-l. Waiver void. Any provision of a lease or...

796-M - Defense of Warranty of Habitability Inapplicable. - § 796-m. Defense of warranty of habitability inapplicable. Notwithstanding any...

Article 7-D - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS BY TENANTS FOR JUDGMENT DIRECTING REPAIRS OF CONDITIONS AND OTHER RELIEF IN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY CONSTITUTING VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LOCAL OR STATE HOUSING STANDARDS OR REAL PROPERTY LAW

797 - Jurisdiction; Courts; Venue. - * § 797. Jurisdiction; courts; venue. 1. Except as prohibited...

797-A - Person Who May Maintain Proceeding. - * § 797-a. Person who may maintain proceeding. 1. The...

797-B - Respondent. - * § 797-b. Respondent. The following may be named as...

797-C - Commencement; Notice of Petition; Petition. - * § 797-c. Commencement; notice of petition; petition. 1. The...

797-D - Time of Service; Order to Show Cause. - * § 797-d. Time of service; order to show cause....

797-E - Manner of Service of Notice of Petition and Petition; When Service Complete. - * § 797-e. Manner of service of notice of petition...

797-F - Contents of the Petition. - * § 797-f. Contents of the petition. 1. The petition...

797-G - Notice to Local Housing Standard Enforcement Agency. - * § 797-g. Notice to local housing standard enforcement agency....

797-H - Answer. - * § 797-h. Answer. At or prior to the time...

797-I - Trial. - * § 797-i. Trial. Where triable issues of fact are...

797-J - Judgment. - * § 797-j. Judgment. 1. The court shall direct that...

Article 8 - Waste and Other Actions and Rights of Action for Injury to Real Property

801 - Who Liable to Action for Waste. - § 801. Who liable to action for waste. An action...

803 - Alterations or Replacements of Structures by Person Having Estate for Life or Years. - § 803. Alterations or replacements of structures by person having...

811 - Action for Waste by Heir, Devisee or Grantor of Reversion. - § 811. Action for waste by heir, devisee or grantor...

812 - Action for Waste by Ward Against Guardian. - § 812. Action for waste by ward against guardian. Such...

813 - Action for Waste by Grantee of Real Property Sold Under Execution. - § 813. Action for waste by grantee of real property...

815 - Judgment in Action for Waste Against Tenant of Particular Estate. - § 815. Judgment in action for waste against tenant of...

817 - Action for Waste Against Joint Tenant or Tenant in Common. - § 817. Action for waste against joint tenant or tenant...

821 - View in Action for Waste. - § 821. View in action for waste. In an action...

831 - Action by Reversioner or Remainderman. - § 831. Action by reversioner or remainderman. A person seized...

833 - Recovery of Fee Damages by the Owner of a Possessory Estate for Life or for Years. - § 833. Recovery of fee damages by the owner of...

841 - Action for Nuisance. - § 841. Action for nuisance. An action for a nuisance...

843 - Fences and Structures, When Private Nuisance. - § 843. Fences and structures, when private nuisance. Whenever the...

851 - Action Against Certain Persons Holding Over as Trespassers. - § 851. Action against certain persons holding over as trespassers....

853 - Action for Forcible or Unlawful Entry or Detainer; Treble Damages. - § 853. Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer;...

861 - Action for Cutting, Removing, Injuring or Destroying Trees or Timber, and Damaging Lands Thereon. - § 861. Action for cutting, removing, injuring or destroying trees...

871 - Action for the Removal of Encroaching Structures. - § 871. Action for the removal of encroaching structures. 1....

881 - Access to Adjoining Property to Make Improvements or Repairs. - § 881. Access to adjoining property to make improvements or...

Article 9 - Action for Partition

901 - By Whom Maintainable. - § 901. By whom maintainable. 1. A person holding and...

903 - Necessary Defendants. - § 903. Necessary defendants. Each of the following persons shall...

904 - Permissible Defendants. - § 904. Permissible defendants. The plaintiff, at his election, may...

905 - Complaint. - § 905. Complaint. The complaint shall describe the property with...

907 - Trial of Title or Interest. - § 907. Trial of title or interest. 1. The title...

911 - Ascertainment of Rights of Parties Before Interlocutory Judgment on Default or Admission or Where Party Is an Infant, Absentee or Unknown Defendant. - § 911. Ascertainment of rights of parties before interlocutory judgment...

913 - Inquiry as to Creditors. - § 913. Inquiry as to creditors. 1. Before an interlocutory...

915 - Interlocutory Judgment. - § 915. Interlocutory judgment. The interlocutory judgment shall determine the...

916 - Interlocutory Judgment Directing Partial Partition. - § 916. Interlocutory judgment directing partial partition. Where the right,...

917 - Interlocutory Judgment Directing Partition in Common. - § 917. Interlocutory judgment directing partition in common. Where two...

918 - Interlocutory Judgment Directing Sale or Exception of Lien or Dower Interest. - § 918. Interlocutory judgment directing sale or exception of lien...

919 - Interlocutory Judgment Directing Credit on Sale. - § 919. Interlocutory judgment directing credit on sale. The court,...

921 - Actual Partition. - § 921. Actual partition. 1. The commissioners designated by the...

922 - Meeting of Commissioners; Report of Actual Partition; Confirming or Setting Aside Report. - § 922. Meeting of commissioners; report of actual partition; confirming...

923 - Security for Credit on Sale. - § 923. Security for credit on sale. The portion of...

925 - Report of Sale; Confirmation. - § 925. Report of sale; confirmation. 1. Immediately after completing...

927 - Contents of Judgment After Actual Partition. - § 927. Contents of judgment after actual partition. Upon the...

928 - Effect of Judgment After Actual Partition. - § 928. Effect of judgment after actual partition. A final...

929 - Lien of Creditor Upon Share Partitioned. - § 929. Lien of creditor upon share partitioned. After actual...

931 - Contents of Judgment After Sale. - § 931. Contents of judgment after sale. A final judgment...

933 - Effect of Judgment After Sale. - § 933. Effect of judgment after sale. A final judgment...

941 - Judgment as to Parties Having Interest in Entire Property. - § 941. Judgment as to parties having interest in entire...

943 - Judgment Directing Compensation to Equalize Partition. - § 943. Judgment directing compensation to equalize partition. Where it...

945 - Judgment Adjusting Rents and Profits. - § 945. Judgment adjusting rents and profits. The court may...

947 - Judgment Affecting State Tax Claim. - § 947. Judgment affecting state tax claim. A judgment affecting...

951 - Recording of Judgment. - § 951. Recording of judgment. A copy, which is certified...

961 - Disposition of Proceeds of Sale. - § 961. Disposition of proceeds of sale. The proceeds of...

962 - Payment of Proceeds Into Court Where There Are Liens. - § 962. Payment of proceeds into court where there are...

963 - Payment of Proceeds Out of Court Where There Are Liens. - § 963. Payment of proceeds out of court where there...

964 - Payment of Proceeds Into Court in Cases Involving Decedent's Property. - § 964. Payment of proceeds into court in cases involving...

965 - Payment of Proceeds Out of Court in Cases Involving Decedent's Property. - § 965. Payment of proceeds out of court in cases...

966 - Payment of Proceeds Directly to Parties in Cases Involving Decedent's Property. - § 966. Payment of proceeds directly to parties in cases...

967 - Payment of Proceeds to Owner of Particular or Future Estate. - § 967. Payment of proceeds to owner of particular or...

968 - Manner of Payment of Proceeds to Owner of Particular or Future Estate. - § 968. Manner of payment of proceeds to owner of...

969 - Shares of Infant, Incompetent or Conservatee. - § 969. Shares of infant, incompetent or conservatee. Where a...

970 - Shares of Unknown or Absent Owner. - § 970. Shares of unknown or absent owner. Where a...

971 - Security for Refund. - § 971. Security for refund. The court, in its discretion,...

973 - Report of Disposition of Proceeds. - § 973. Report of disposition of proceeds. Within sixty days...

981 - Costs and Expenses. - § 981. Costs and expenses. 1. The final judgment for...

991 - Proceeding for Share of Unknown Heirs; Presumption of Death; Service. - § 991. Proceeding for share of unknown heirs; presumption of...

992 - Judgment in Proceeding for Share of Unknown Heirs. - § 992. Judgment in proceeding for share of unknown heirs....

993 - Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. - (a) "Ascendant" means an individual who precedes another individual in...

Article 10 - Action for Dower

1001 - Limitation of Action for Dower. - § 1001. Limitation of action for dower. 1. An action...

1002 - Action Barred by Assignment of Dower. - § 1002. Action barred by assignment of dower. The acceptance...

1011 - Necessary Defendants. - § 1011. Necessary defendants. Where the property in which dower...

1012 - Who May Be Joined as Defendants. - § 1012. Who may be joined as defendants. 1. In...

1013 - Actions Where Defendants Claim in Severalty. - § 1013. Actions where defendants claim in severalty. In an...

1021 - Damages May Be Recovered; How Estimated. - § 1021. Damages may be recovered; how estimated. Where a...

1022 - Damages in Action Against Alienee of Husband. - § 1022. Damages in action against alienee of husband. Where...

1023 - Damages Where Several Parcels Are Affected. - § 1023. Damages where several parcels are affected. Sections 1021...

1024 - Damages Apportioned Between Heir and Alienee. - § 1024. Damages apportioned between heir and alienee. Where a...

1025 - Damages Against Grantee of Premises Subject to Dower. - § 1025. Damages against grantee of premises subject to dower....

1031 - Complaint. - § 1031. Complaint. The complaint in an action for dower...

1041 - Interlocutory Judgment for Admeasurement. - § 1041. Interlocutory judgment for admeasurement. If the defendant makes...

1043 - Dower, How Admeasured. - § 1043. Dower, how admeasured. The referee or the commissioners...

1044 - Report Thereupon. - § 1044. Report thereupon. All the commissioners must meet together...

1045 - Setting Aside Report. - § 1045. Setting aside report. Upon the application of any...

1051 - Fees and Expenses. - § 1051. Fees and expenses. The fees and expenses of...

1052 - Fees of Surveyor or Commissioner in Action for Dower. - § 1052. Fees of surveyor or commissioner in action for...

1061 - Final Judgment. - § 1061. Final judgment. Upon the report being confirmed by...

1062 - Plaintiff May Recover Sum Awarded; Court May Modify Judgment. - § 1062. Plaintiff may recover sum awarded; court may modify...

1063 - Junior Incumbrances; Not Affected by Admeasurement. - § 1063. Junior incumbrances; not affected by admeasurement. Where a...

1064 - Appeal Not to Stay Execution if Undertaking Is Given. - § 1064. Appeal not to stay execution if undertaking is...

1071 - Plaintiff May Consent to Receive a Gross Sum. - § 1071. Plaintiff may consent to receive a gross sum....

1072 - Defendant May Consent to Pay It; Proceedings Thereupon. - § 1072. Defendant may consent to pay it; proceedings thereupon....

1073 - Interlocutory Judgment for Sale. - § 1073. Interlocutory judgment for sale. Where the plaintiff's consent...

1074 - Direction That a Part Be Laid Off. - § 1074. Direction that a part be laid off. In...

1075 - Liens to Be Ascertained. - § 1075. Liens to be ascertained. Before an interlocutory judgment...

1076 - Satisfaction or Protection of Lien. - § 1076. Satisfaction or protection of lien. Where the interlocutory...

1077 - Payment of Taxes, Assessments and Water Rates Out of Proceeds. - § 1077. Payment of taxes, assessments and water rates out...

1078 - Report of Sale. - § 1078. Report of sale. Immediately after completing the sale...

1079 - Final Judgment Upon Confirming Sale. - § 1079. Final judgment upon confirming sale. Upon confirming the...

1081 - Certain Provisions Made Applicable. - § 1081. Certain provisions made applicable. The provisions of law...

1091 - Action to Recover Property by Revisioner or Remainderman, After Determination of Particular Estate. - § 1091. Action to recover property by revisioner or remainderman,...

1093 - Collusive Recovery Not to Prejudice Infant. - § 1093. Collusive recovery not to prejudice infant. Where a...

Article 11 - Proceeding to Discover the Death of a Tenant for Life

1101 - Petition for Production of Tenant for Life. - § 1101. Petition for production of tenant for life. A...

1102 - Contents of Petition. - § 1102. Contents of petition. The petition must be in...

1103 - Service of Petition and Notice. - § 1103. Service of petition and notice. A copy of...

1104 - Proceedings Upon Presentation of Petition. - § 1104. Proceedings upon presentation of petition. Upon the presentation...

1105 - Service of Order; Powers of Court or Referee. - § 1105. Service of order; powers of court or referee....

1106 - Habeas Corpus. - § 1106. Habeas corpus. If it appears, by affidavit, to...

1107 - Report of Referee. - § 1107. Report of referee. The referee must deliver his...

1111 - Dismissal of Petition When Order Complied With. - § 1111. Dismissal of petition when order complied with. If...

1112 - When Life Tenant Deemed Dead and Petitioner Let Into Possession. - § 1112. When life tenant deemed dead and petitioner let...

1121 - Commission to Be Issued if Life Tenant Is Without the State. - § 1121. Commission to be issued if life tenant is...

1122 - General Provisions Respecting the Commission. - § 1122. General provisions respecting the commission. It is not...

1123 - Petitioner to Give Notice of Its Execution. - § 1123. Petitioner to give notice of its execution. The...

1124 - Execution Thereof. - § 1124. Execution thereof. The commissioner or commissioners possess the...

1125 - Proceedings on Return of Commission. - § 1125. Proceedings on return of commission. Upon the return...

1131 - Costs. - § 1131. Costs. Where costs of a special proceeding taken...

1141 - Property; When Restored. - § 1141. Property; when restored. The possession of real property,...

1142 - Remedy of Person Evicted for Rents and Profits. - § 1142. Remedy of person evicted for rents and profits....

1143 - Order Not Conclusive in Ejectment. - § 1143. Order not conclusive in ejectment. A final order...

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. - § 1201. Action by joint tenant or tenant in common;...

1211 - Action by Joint Tenant, Tenant in Common or Tenant by the Entirety for Extinguishment of Missing Co-Tenant's Estate Upon Deposit of Its Value. - (b) The court may, in its discretion, appoint a guardian...

1221 - Action to Sell Preemptive Rights Against the City of New York. - § 1221. Action to sell preemptive rights against the city...

Article 13 - Action to Foreclose a Mortgage

1301 - Separate Action for Mortgage Debt. - § 1301. Separate action for mortgage debt. 1. Where final...

1302 - Foreclosure of Certain Residential Mortgages. - (a) is the owner and holder of the subject mortgage...

1302-A - Defense of Lack of Standing; Not Waived. - § 1302-a. Defense of lack of standing; not waived. Notwithstanding...

1303 - Foreclosures; Required Notices. - (a) any mortgagor if the action relates to an owner-occupied...

1304 - Required Prior Notices. - (i) The borrower is a natural person; (ii) The debt...

1305 - Notice to Tenants. - (a) "Residential real property" shall mean real property located in...

1306 - Filing With Superintendent. - § 1306. Filing with superintendent. 1. Each lender, assignee or...

1307 - Duty to Maintain Foreclosed Property. - (a) A residential property is deemed vacant for the purposes...

1308 - Inspecting, Securing and Maintaining Vacant and Abandoned Residential Real Property. - (a) in cases where the property contains two or more...

1309 - Expedited Application for Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale for Vacant and Abandoned Property. - (b) Residential real property will also be deemed vacant and...

1310 - Vacant and Abandoned Property; Statewide Vacant and Abandoned Property Electronic Registry. - § 1310. Vacant and abandoned property; statewide vacant and abandoned...

1311 - Necessary Defendants. - § 1311. Necessary defendants. Each of the following persons, whose...

1312 - Representative Defendants. - § 1312. Representative defendants. 1. Where a trust has been...

1313 - Permissible Defendants. - § 1313. Permissible defendants. Any person who is liable to...

1315 - Action by Owner of Junior Participating Interest. - § 1315. Action by owner of junior participating interest. An...

1320 - Special Summons Requirement in Private Residence Cases. - § 1320. Special summons requirement in private residence cases. In...

1321 - Default or Admission. - § 1321. Default or admission. 1. If the defendant fails...

1325 - Receiver. - (a) register with any municipal department as provided by applicable...

1331 - Notice of Pendency. - § 1331. Notice of pendency. The plaintiff, at least twenty...

1341 - Payment Into Court of Amount Due. - § 1341. Payment into court of amount due. Where an...

1351 - Judgment of Sale. - § 1351. Judgment of sale. 1. The judgment shall direct...

1352 - Judgment Foreclosing Right of Redemption. - § 1352. Judgment foreclosing right of redemption. Where real property...

1353 - Conveyance. - § 1353. Conveyance. 1. After the property has been sold,...

1354 - Distribution of Proceeds of Sale. - § 1354. Distribution of proceeds of sale. 1. The officer...

1355 - Report of Sale; Confirmation. - § 1355. Report of sale; confirmation. 1. Within thirty days...

1361 - Application for Surplus; Reference. - § 1361. Application for surplus; reference. 1. Any person claiming...

1362 - Payment of Surplus Out of Court. - § 1362. Payment of surplus out of court. 1. Upon...

1371 - Deficiency Judgment. - § 1371. Deficiency judgment. 1. If a person who is...

1391 - Proceeding for Share of Unknown Heirs. - § 1391. Proceeding for share of unknown heirs. Sections 991...

1392 - Foreclosure Actions Involving Abandoned Properties. - § 1392. Foreclosure actions involving abandoned properties. If a property...

1393 - Mortgages in Default. - § 1393. Mortgages in default. 1. No local law, ordinance...

Article 15 - Action to Compel the Determination of a Claim to Real Property

1501 - Who May Maintain an Action. - § 1501. Who may maintain an action. 1. Where a...

1503 - Action to Determine Claims Where Foreclosure of Mortgage Was Void or Voidable. - § 1503. Action to determine claims where foreclosure of mortgage...

1511 - Additional Parties. - § 1511. Additional parties. 1. In an action brought under...

1513 - Guardians Ad Litem. - § 1513. Guardians ad litem. If it shall appear by...

1515 - Complaint. - § 1515. Complaint. 1. The complaint must state that the...

1517 - Answer. - § 1517. Answer. The defendant may, in his answer, deny...

1519 - Proceedings. - § 1519. Proceedings. 1. In an action maintained under this...

1521 - Judgment. - § 1521. Judgment. 1. Final judgment in the action shall...

1522 - Accounting in Certain Cases. - § 1522. Accounting in certain cases. In an action brought...

1523 - Judgment of Foreclosure in Certain Cases. - § 1523. Judgment of foreclosure in certain cases. 1. In...

1531 - Effect of Judgment. - § 1531. Effect of judgment. 1. A final judgment in...

1541 - Article Applies to Corporations and to the People of the State of New York. - § 1541. Article applies to corporations and to the people...

1551 - Effect of Article. - § 1551. Effect of article. Nothing contained in this article...

Article 16 - Judicial Authorization of Sale, Lease, Mortgage, Acquisition, Exchange or Voluntary Partition

1601 - Application by Trustee for Court Authorization to Mortgage, to Lease, to Sell, to Acquire or to Exchange Real Property or for Confirmation of a Lease - § 1601. Application by trustee for court authorization to mortgage,...

1602 - Application by Owner of Present or Future Interest for Court Authorization to Mortgage, to Lease or to Sell Real Property. - § 1602. Application by owner of present or future interest...

1603 - Court to Which Application Is to Be Made. - § 1603. Court to which application is to be made....

1604 - When Application Shall Be Granted. - § 1604. When application shall be granted. The court to...

1605 - Contents of Petition. - § 1605. Contents of petition. An application made pursuant to...

1606 - Notice of Application. - § 1606. Notice of application. 1. The notice of an...

1607 - Service of Notice Upon Presumptive Members of Class. - § 1607. Service of notice upon presumptive members of class....

1608 - Guardians Ad Litem. - § 1608. Guardians ad litem. 1. On the return day...

1609 - Final Order Upon the Application. - § 1609. Final order upon the application. After taking proof...

1610 - Final Order Authorizing Acquisition or Exchange of Land or Confirming Lease; Execution and Binding Force. - § 1610. Final order authorizing acquisition or exchange of land...

1611 - Final Order; Appointment of Referee. - § 1611. Final order; appointment of referee. When the final...

1612 - Report of Agreement for Confirmation. - § 1612. Report of agreement for confirmation. Before a mortgage,...

1613 - Order of Confirmation; Contents and Subsequent Procedures. - § 1613. Order of confirmation; contents and subsequent procedures. 1....

1614 - Binding Force of Mortgage, Sale or Lease Duly Made With Judicial Approval. - § 1614. Binding force of mortgage, sale or lease duly...

1615 - Date of Creation of Affected Interests. - § 1615. Date of creation of affected interests. The procedure...

1616 - Application to Compensation Arising Out of Appropriation of Real Property by the State. - § 1616. Application to compensation arising out of appropriation of...

1641 - Executors', Fiduciaries' and Trustees' Conveyances to Certain Corporations in Exchange for Certain Stocks and Bonds Authorized and Regulated. - § 1641. Executors', fiduciaries' and trustees' conveyances to certain corporations...

1651 - Proceedings for Voluntary Partition of Infant's, Incompetent's or Conservatee's Real Property. - § 1651. Proceedings for voluntary partition of infant's, incompetent's or...

Article 17 - Special Proceeding for Disposition of Real Property of Infant, Incompetent or Conservatee

1701 - Definitions. - § 1701. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. The...

1711 - Grounds. - § 1711. Grounds. In any of the following cases, a...

1712 - By Whom Maintainable. - § 1712. By whom maintainable. The special proceeding may be...

1721 - Notice of Petition. - § 1721. Notice of petition. Notice of petition shall be...

1722 - Contents of Petition. - § 1722. Contents of petition. The petition shall state: 1....

1731 - Infant, Incompetent or Conservatee a Ward of Court. - § 1731. Infant, incompetent or conservatee a ward of court....

1741 - Reference. - § 1741. Reference. 1. The court may appoint a referee...

1742 - Appraisal. - § 1742. Appraisal. When the court deems it necessary for...

1743 - Judgment. - § 1743. Judgment. The judgment may direct that the real...

1744 - Security. - § 1744. Security. 1. Before the guardian, committee or conservator...

1745 - Report and Confirmation of Agreement and of Conveyance. - § 1745. Report and confirmation of agreement and of conveyance....

1746 - When Particular Estates to Be Included in Disposition. - § 1746. When particular estates to be included in disposition....

1747 - When Reversionary Estates to Be Included in Sale. - § 1747. When reversionary estates to be included in sale....

1751 - Sale Contrary to Will or Conveyance Prohibited. - § 1751. Sale contrary to will or conveyance prohibited. Real...

1753 - Effect of Disposition. - § 1753. Effect of disposition. A deed, mortgage, release or...

1755 - Proceeds of Sale Deemed Real Property. - § 1755. Proceeds of sale deemed real property. A sale...

1761 - Distribution of Proceeds of Disposition. - § 1761. Distribution of proceeds of disposition. 1. After the...

1762 - Distribution of Proceeds to Owner of Particular or Reversionary Estate. - § 1762. Distribution of proceeds to owner of particular or...

1763 - Distribution of Proceeds Upon Release of Inchoate Right of Dower. - § 1763. Distribution of proceeds upon release of inchoate right...

1764 - Distribution of Proceeds Where There Is an Interest of an Infant Not in Being. - § 1764. Distribution of proceeds where there is an interest...

1765 - Distribution of Proceeds to Guardian of Infant, Committee of Incompetent or Conservator of Conservatee. - § 1765. Distribution of proceeds to guardian of infant, committee...

1766 - Distribution of Proceeds on Death of Infant, Incompetent or Conservatee. - § 1766. Distribution of proceeds on death of infant, incompetent...

Article 18 - Special Proceeding for Release of Claim Against State of Infant or Incompetent for Appropriation of Real Property

1801 - Grounds. - § 1801. Grounds. In any case, where the person entitled...

1802 - By Whom Maintained. - § 1802. By whom maintained. 1. Except as provided in...

1803 - Notice of Petition. - § 1803. Notice of petition. Notice of petition shall be...

1804 - Contents of Petition. - § 1804. Contents of petition. The petition shall state: 1....

1805 - Security. - § 1805. Security. On presentation of the petition, where the...

1806 - Judgment. - § 1806. Judgment. Upon examining into the truth of the...

1807 - Payment of Compensation; Release. - § 1807. Payment of compensation; release. 1. Upon the payment...

1808 - Distribution of Proceeds of Compensation. - § 1808. Distribution of proceeds of compensation. 1. Where compensation...

Article 19 - Discharge or Extinguishment of Encumbrances, Claims and Interests

1901 - Release of Rents Reserved by Leases in Perpetuity. - § 1901. Release of rents reserved by leases in perpetuity....

1911 - Action to Extinguish Inchoate Right of Dower. - § 1911. Action to extinguish inchoate right of dower. 1....

1921 - Discharge of Mortgage. - (b) The affidavit shall state that: (i) The affiant is...

1921-A - Partial Release From Lien of Mortgaged Premises. - § 1921-a. Partial release from lien of mortgaged premises. 1....

1931 - Discharge of Record of Ancient Mortgages Presumed Paid. - § 1931. Discharge of record of ancient mortgages presumed paid....

1932 - Discharge of Record of Ancient Mortgage Where Time of Maturity Is Dependent on Contingent Event Related to Use of Premises. - § 1932. Discharge of record of ancient mortgage where time...

1933 - When County Clerk or Register to Discharge Mortgage of Record. - § 1933. When county clerk or register to discharge mortgage...

1941 - When Special Proceeding to Quiet Title May Be Maintained. - § 1941. When special proceeding to quiet title may be...

1942 - Petition in Special Proceeding to Quiet Title. - § 1942. Petition in special proceeding to quiet title. 1....

1943 - Order for Publication of Notice to Persons Interested. - § 1943. Order for publication of notice to persons interested....

1944 - Hearing and Final Order Upon Non-Appearance of Adverse Claimants. - § 1944. Hearing and final order upon non-appearance of adverse...

1945 - Hearing and Final Order Upon Appearance of Adverse Claimants. - § 1945. Hearing and final order upon appearance of adverse...

1946 - Notice of Pendency to Be Filed and Recorded. - § 1946. Notice of pendency to be filed and recorded....

1951 - Extinguishment of Non-Substantial Restrictions on the Use of Land. - § 1951. Extinguishment of non-substantial restrictions on the use of...

1953 - Effect of Certain Special Limitations and Conditions Subsequent. - § 1953. Effect of certain special limitations and conditions subsequent....

1954 - Action to Limit Existing Possibilities of Reverter and Rights of Entry Restricting the Use of Land. - § 1954. Action to limit existing possibilities of reverter and...

1955 - Modification or Extinguishment of Certain Restrictions on the Use of Land Held for Charitable Purposes. - (a) whether the primary purpose of the special limitation, condition...

Article 19-A - Special Proceeding to Convey Title to Abandoned Dwelling to City, Town or Village

1970 - Applicability. - § 1970. Applicability. The department or agency of a city,...

1971 - Certification of Abandonment. - (a) In the case of an occupied dwelling, the owner...

1971-A - Destruction of Abandoned Dwellings. - § 1971-a. Destruction of abandoned dwellings. "Destruction of an abandoned...

1972 - Notice. - (a) the last owner of record; or (b) any owner,...

1973 - Commencement of Proceeding. - § 1973. Commencement of proceeding. 1. After all provisions of...

1974 - Decision and Judgment of Court. - (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, if the department...

Article 19-B - Special Proceeding to Convey Title to Abandoned Commercial and Industrial Real Property to City, Town, or Village

1980 - Applicability. - * § 1980. Applicability. The department or agency of a...

1981 - Certification of Abandonment. - (a) The owner of a commercial or industrial real property...

1982 - Notice. - (a) the last owner of record, or (b) any owner,...

1983 - Commencement of Proceeding. - * § 1983. Commencement of proceeding. 1. After all provisions...

1984 - Decision and Judgment of the Court. - (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, if the department...

Article 20 - Enforcement of Covenants and Easements; Recovery of Damages for Breach of Covenant or Injury to Easement

2001 - Action to Enforce Certain Covenants Restricting Use of Land or for Damages for Breach to Be Brought Within Two Years. - § 2001. Action to enforce certain covenants restricting use of...

Article 21 - Effective Date; Laws Repealed

2101 - Effective Date. - § 2101. Effective date. This act shall take effect September...

2111 - Laws Repealed. - § 2111. Laws repealed. The following sections of the real...

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