New York § 212 - 212Escheated lands subject to trusts and incumbrances
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 212 — 212Escheated lands subject to trusts and incumbrances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 212. 212Escheated lands subject to trusts and incumbrances
§ 212. Escheated lands subject to trusts and incumbrances. Lands escheated to the state shall be held subject to the same trusts and incumbrances to which they would have been subject if they had descended, except that where the owner or beneficiaries of such trusts or the holders of such incumbrances have been made parties to an action brought under section two hundred one, such land shall be subject only to trusts and incumbrances of record in the county in which the land is located prior to the filing of notice of pendency of action authorized under section two hundred one.
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Section 212 ("212Escheated lands subject to trusts and incumbrances") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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