New York Real Property Law Section 247 - Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than possessed.

247. Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than possessed. A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, of a greater estate than he possesses, or can lawfully convey, does not work a forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the grantee all the title, estate or interest which such tenant can lawfully convey.


Last modified: February 3, 2019