New York Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Article 6 - ACTION TO RECOVER REAL PROPERTY

• 601 - Damages for Withholding Real Property Obtainable in Action to Recover Possession; Set-Off by Defendant.
  In an action to recover the possession of real property, the plaintiff may recover damages for withholding the property, including the rents and profits or...
• 611 - Where Action Cannot Be Maintained: Dower; Property Not Exceeding Six Inches in Width; by Mortgagee.
  The action cannot be maintained: 1. Where an action for dower may be maintained. 2. Where the real property consists of a strip of land...
• 612 - Where Action Cannot Be Maintained; Action Based on Reverter or Breach of Condition Subsequent.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an action to recover the possession of real property cannot be maintained where it is founded upon...
• 621 - Separate Action by Joint Tenant or Tenant in Common.
  Where two or more persons are entitled to the possession of real property as joint tenants or tenants in common, one or more of them...
• 623 - Action by Grantee of Lands Held Adversely.
  The action shall be maintained by a grantee, his executors, administrators or assigns in his own name, although at the time of the conveyance, such...
• 625 - Action by Reversioner or Remainderman After Tenant's Default.
  Where a tenant for life or for a term of years suffers judgment to be taken against him, by consent or by default, in an...
• 631 - Defendants.
  Where the complaint demands judgment for the immediate possession of the property, if the property is actually occupied, the occupant shall be made defendant in...
• 633 - Action Against Co-Tenant; Ouster to Be Proved.
  Where the action is brought by a tenant in common or a joint tenant against his co-tenant, the plaintiff, besides proving his right, shall also...
• 635 - Action Against Occupants of Apartments.
  In a case where two or more defendants occupy different apartments in a building the plaintiff is entitled to judgment jointly against all the defendants...
• 637 - Action Against One Defendant Subject to Rights of Others.
  Where one or more answering defendants hold under another defendant, and the plaintiff elects to proceed against the latter, subject to the rights and interests...
• 641 - Complaint.
  The complaint shall state the plaintiff's interest in the property and describe it with reasonable certainty in such manner that, from the description, possession of...
• 651 - Expiration of Plaintiff's Title Before Trial.
  If the right or title of the plaintiff expires after the commencement of the action but before the trial, and he would have been entitled...
• 653 - Judgment to State Plaintiff's Estate.
  A verdict, report or decision in favor of the plaintiff and the judgment rendered thereon, shall specify in writing the estate of the plaintiff in...
• 661 - Liability of Purchaser Pending an Action.
  If the defendant aliens the real property in question after the filing of a notice of pendency of the action, and an execution against him...

Last modified: February 3, 2019