New York § 522 - 522Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 522 — 522Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 522. 522Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment
§ 522. Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment. For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession not founded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land is deemed to have been possessed and occupied in either of the following cases, and no others: 1. Where there have been acts sufficiently open to put a reasonably diligent owner on notice. 2. Where it has been protected by a substantial enclosure, except as provided in subdivision one of section five hundred forty-three of this article.
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Section 522 ("522Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment") 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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