New York § 302 - 302Division fence on change of title
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 302 — 302Division fence on change of title, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 302. 302Division fence on change of title
§ 302. Division fence on change of title. Whenever a subdivision or new apportionment of any division fence shall become necessary by reason of transfer of the title of either of the adjoining owners, to the whole or any portion of the adjoining lands, by conveyance, devise or descent, such subdivision or new apportionment shall thereupon be made by the adjoining owners affected thereby; and either adjoining owner shall refund to the other a just proportion of the value at the time of such transfer of title of any division fence that shall theretofore have been made and maintained by such other adjoining owner, or the person from whom he derived his title, or he shall build his proportion of such division fence. The value of any fence, and the proportion thereof to be paid by any person, and the proportion to be built by him, shall be determined by any two of the fence viewers of the town, in case of disagreement.
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Section 302 ("302Division fence on change of title") 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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