New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 521 (2026)

Adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment

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§ 521. Adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment.
Where there has been an actual continued occupation of premises under a
claim of right, exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a
written instrument or a judgment or decree, the premises so actually
occupied, and no others, are deemed to have been held adversely.