New York § 1942 Petition in special proceeding to quiet title

New York Statutes

§ 1942 — Petition in special proceeding to quiet title

New York § 1942

Law RPAReal Property Actions & Proceedings

Art. 19Discharge or Extinguishment of Encumbrances, Claims and Interests

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N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings § 1942 (2026).

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§ 1942. Petition in special proceeding to quiet title.

1.A person or\npersons, desiring to institute a proceeding under section nineteen\nhundred forty-one, must present a petition to the supreme court at a\nspecial term to be held in the judicial district in which the real\nproperty is situated, setting forth the facts proving to the\nsatisfaction of the court, that the case is one of those specified in\nthat section, and must describe the property with common certainty, and\nstate what, if any, liens or incumbrances exist thereon, and the names\nof the persons, if any, besides the petitioners, who have been in the\nactual possession of the property during the past ten years claiming\ntitle as owners thereof in fee, and how such title was derived, and\nshall also annex to said petition

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§ 1942. Petition in special proceeding to quiet title. 1. A person or\npersons, desiring to institute a proceeding under section nineteen\nhundred forty-one, must present a petition to the supreme court at a\nspecial term to be held in the judicial district in which the real\nproperty is situated, setting forth the facts proving to the\nsatisfaction of the court, that the case is one of those specified in\nthat section, and must describe the property with common certainty, and\nstate what, if any, liens or incumbrances exist thereon, and the names\nof the persons, if any, besides the petitioners, who have been in the\nactual possession of the property during the past ten years claiming\ntitle as owners thereof in fee, and how such title was derived, and\nshall also annex to said petition a duly certified copy of the sheriff's\nor referee's deed recorded ten years since under which petitioners claim\ntitle.\n 2. In case the property described in said sheriff's or referee's deed\nshall have been subdivided, the owner or owners of the several parcels\nthereof may unite in the same petition and proceeding.\n