Statute · New York Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 522 — Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 522
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- New York Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 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:
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N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 522 — Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.