N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law Section 901
By whom maintainable


1.

A person holding and in possession of real property as joint tenant or tenant in common, in which he has an estate of inheritance, or for life, or for years, may maintain an action for the partition of the property, and for a sale if it appears that a partition cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners.

2.

A person holding a future estate as defined in sections forty, forty-a or forty-b of the real property law or a reversion as joint tenant or tenant in common may maintain an action for the partition of the real property to which it attaches, according to his respective share, subject to the interest of the person holding the particular estate, but no sale of the premises in such an action shall be made except with the consent in writing, to be acknowledged or proved and certified in like manner as a deed to be recorded, of the person owning and holding such particular estate. If partition or sale cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners, the complaint shall be dismissed; dismissal shall not affect the right of any party to bring a new action after the determination of such particular estate.

3.

A person entitled as a joint tenant or a tenant in common by reason of his being an heir of a person who died holding and in possession of real property, may maintain an action for partition, whether he is in or out of possession, notwithstanding an apparent devise to another by the decedent, and possession under such a devise. The plaintiff shall establish that the apparent devise is void.

4.

In the event the estate of a decedent is the owner of an estate in common in real property, the executor or administrator may bring a partition action or intervene in a pending partition action on behalf of the estate if, upon application duly made, the surrogate approves.

Source: Section 901 — By whom maintainable, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPA/901 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

901
By whom maintainable
903
Necessary defendants
904
Permissible defendants
905
Complaint
907
Trial of title or interest
911
Ascertainment of rights of parties before interlocutory judgment on default or admission or where party is an infant, absentee or unknown...
913
Inquiry as to creditors
915
Interlocutory judgment
916
Interlocutory judgment directing partial partition
917
Interlocutory judgment directing partition in common
918
Interlocutory judgment directing sale or exception of lien or dower interest
919
Interlocutory judgment directing credit on sale
921
Actual partition
922
Meeting of commissioners
923
Security for credit on sale
925
Report of sale
927
Contents of judgment after actual partition
928
Effect of judgment after actual partition
929
Lien of creditor upon share partitioned
931
Contents of judgment after sale
933
Effect of judgment after sale
941
Judgment as to parties having interest in entire property
943
Judgment directing compensation to equalize partition
945
Judgment adjusting rents and profits
947
Judgment affecting state tax claim
951
Recording of judgment
961
Disposition of proceeds of sale
962
Payment of proceeds into court where there are liens
963
Payment of proceeds out of court where there are liens
964
Payment of proceeds into court in cases involving decedent’s property
965
Payment of proceeds out of court in cases involving decedent’s property
966
Payment of proceeds directly to parties in cases involving decedent’s property
967
Payment of proceeds to owner of particular or future estate
968
Manner of payment of proceeds to owner of particular or future estate
969
Shares of infant, incompetent or conservatee
970
Shares of unknown or absent owner
971
Security for refund
973
Report of disposition of proceeds
981
Costs and expenses
991
Proceeding for share of unknown heirs
992
Judgment in proceeding for share of unknown heirs
993
Uniform partition of heirs property act

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 901’s source at nysenate​.gov

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