New York Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Article 5 - ADVERSE POSSESSION

• 501 - Adverse Possession; Defined.
  For the purposes of this article: 1. Adverse possessor. A person or entity is an "adverse possessor" of real property when the person or entity...
• 511 - Adverse Possession Under Written Instrument or Judgment.
  Where the occupant or those under whom the occupant claims entered into the possession of the premises under claim of right, exclusive of any other...
• 512 - Essentials of Adverse Possession Under Written Instrument or Judgment.
  For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession, founded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land is deemed to have been possessed...
• 521 - Adverse Possession Not Under Written Instrument or Judgment.
  Where there has been an actual continued occupation of premises under a claim of right, exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a...
• 522 - Essentials of Adverse Possession Not Under Written Instrument or Judgment.
  For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession not founded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land is deemed to have been...
• 531 - Adverse Possession, How Affected by Relation of Landlord and Tenant.
  Where the relation of landlord and tenant has existed, the possession of the tenant is deemed the possession of the landlord until the expiration of...
• 541 - Adverse Possession, How Affected by Relation of Tenants in Common.
  Where the relation of tenants in common has existed, the occupancy of one tenant, personally or by his servant or by his tenant, is deemed...
• 543 - Adverse Possession; How Affected by Acts Across a Boundary Line.
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the existence of de minimus non-structural encroachments including, but not limited to, fences, hedges, shrubbery, plantings, sheds...
• 551 - Right of Person to Possession Not Affected by Descent Cast.
  The right of a person to the possession of real property is not impaired or affected by a descent being cast in consequence of the...

Last modified: February 3, 2019