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N.Y. Real Property Law § 292 (2026)

By whom conveyance must be acknowledged or proved

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§ 292. By whom conveyance must be acknowledged or proved.  Except as
otherwise provided by this article, such acknowledgment can be made only
by the person who executed the conveyance, and such proof can be made
only by some other person, who was a witness of its execution, and at
the same time subscribed his name to the conveyance as a witness.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1989–2016 · leading case: Galetta v. Galetta, 991 N.E.2d 684 (N.Y. 2013).
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Galetta v. Galetta, 991 N.E.2d 684 (N.Y. 2013). · cites it 2× “Real Property Law § 292 requires that the party signing the document orally acknowledge to the notary public or other officer that he or she in fact signed the document.”
Matisoff v. Dobi, 681 N.E.2d 376 (N.Y. 1997). “The Real Property Law dictates who may make an acknowledgment or proof (see, Real Property Law § 292); before whom such acknowledgment or proof may be made (see, Real Property Law §§ 298, 299); that an officer taking an acknowledgment must "know[ ] or [have] satisfactory…”
B.W. v. R.F., 53 Misc. 3d 366 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2016). · cites it 10× “Real Property Law § 303 precludes an acknowledgment from being taken by a notary or other officer ‘unless he [or she] knows or has satisfactory evidence [ ] that the person making it is the person described in and who executed such instrument.”
Hurley v. Johnson, 4 Misc. 3d 616 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2004). “The Real Property Law dictates *619 who may make an acknowledgment or proof (see, Real Property Law § 292); before whom such acknowledgment or proof may be made (see, Real Property Law §§ 298, 299); that an officer taking an acknowledgment must ‘know[ ] or [have] satisfactory…”
In re the Est. of Henken, 150 A.D.2d 447 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1989). “Alternatively, proof of the valid execution of an instrument, sufficient to permit its recordation, may be elicited from some other person who was a witness to its execution and who, at the same time, subscribed his name to the instrument or conveyance as a witness (see, Real…”
Angelis v. Town of New Baltimore, 30 A.D.3d 940 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2006). “Further, the petition included a detailed description of the boundaries of the proposed district and—although not reproduced within the petition in the record—it is evident from the record that, contrary to petitioners’ arguments, at least one map of the proposed district was…”
Matter of Batlas, 144 A.D.3d 791 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2016). “For a signature to be duly acknowledged in the manner required for a conveyance of real property, the signor must “orally acknowledge to the notary public or other officer that he or she in fact signed the document” (Galetta v Galetta, 21 NY3d 186, 192 [2013]; see Real Property…”
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