New York Real Property Law Section 244 - When grant takes effect.

  244.  When  grant takes effect. A grant takes effect, so as to vest
  the estate or interest intended to be conveyed, only from its  delivery;
  and  all  the  rules of law, now in force, in respect to the delivery of
  deeds, apply to grants hereafter executed.

Last modified: February 3, 2019