Statute · New York Real Property Law
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 204 — Widow's quarantine
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 204
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Real Property Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 204. Widow's quarantine. A widow may remain in the chief house of her husband forty days after his death, whether her dower is sooner assigned to her or not, without being liable to any rent for the same; and in the meantime she may have her reasonable sustenance out of the estate of her husband.
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N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 204 — Widow's quarantine is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 204. Widow's quarantine. A widow may remain in the chief house of her husband forty days after his death, whether her dower is sooner assigned to her or not, without being liable to any rent for the same; and in the meantime she may have her reasonable sustenance out of the estate of her husband.