N.Y. Real Property Law Section 390
Title in lands vested

  • clouds thereon removed

In any proceeding under this article, the court may find and decree in whom the title to or any right or interest in the property or any part thereof is vested, whether in the petitioner, or in any other person, and may remove clouds from the title, and may determine whether or not the same is subject to any lien or incumbrance, estate, right, trust or interest, and may declare and fix the same, and may direct the registrar to register such title, right, or interest, and in case the same is subject to any lien, incumbrance, estate, trust or interest, may give directions as to the manner and order in which the same shall appear upon the certificate of title to be issued by the registrar, and generally in such a proceeding, the court may make any and all such orders and directions as shall be according to equity in the premises and in conformity to the principles of this article. But no final order or judgment of registration of a title shall be made or entered until proof is duly made in the proceeding by the report of an official examiner and by the certificate or receipt of the officer entitled to collect the taxes, assessments or water rents, that all taxes, water rents and assessments that may at that time be a lien on the property, right or interest the title to which is so registered, have been fully paid and discharged, unless the court directs the title to be registered subject to any such tax, water rent or assessment, which said tax, water rent or assessment must then be noted on the certificate of title. Where the title to be registered is subject to restrictive covenants or agreements, and it shall appear to the court either that said restrictive covenants or agreements have been violated or that by reason of the proper parties not having been joined the court should not proceed to determine whether said restrictive covenants or agreements have or have not been violated, then in either case title may nevertheless be registered; but the final order or judgment of registration must direct the registration to be “subject to any question as to whether covenants (specifying them) have been violated, ” and the certificate of title shall so note; and then the rights in respect to such covenants of any person interested therein shall not be affected by such final order or judgment or registration. When the land the title to which is to be registered abuts upon any street, avenue, road or way the final order or judgment of registration may provide for the registration of the petitioner’s interests or rights in and to such street, avenue, road or way; but if such final order or judgment fail so to provide, then the interests or rights of the petitioner in such street, avenue, road or way shall become and be parcel of or appurtenant to the property registered, and shall be included in any conveyance of or incumbrance or lien upon such registered property, unless it is expressly reserved in or excepted from such conveyance, incumbrance or lien. Such express reservation or exception shall be effected only by a clause directly reserving or excepting such interests or rights in such street, avenue, road or way and shall not be implied from the language used in any description of the registered property subsequent to the initial registration thereof.

Source: Section 390 — Title in lands vested; clouds thereon removed, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPP/390 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

370
Petition to register title to real property
371
Petitions and proceedings to be in supreme court
372
County clerks and registers to be registrars of title
373
Registrar’s bond
374
Deputy registrars’ powers and duties
375
Compensation of registrars and deputy registrars, official examiners of title, and registration clerks
376
Disposition of fees received by registrar
377
Official examiners of title
378
What owners may apply
379
Contents of petition for registration
380
Official examiner’s report of title
381
Survey, map or plan to be filed
382
Notice of petition and of pendency of proceeding
385
Proceedings upon the petition
386
Form of notice to parties
388
Guardian ad litem
389
Any person interested may appear and defend
390
Title in lands vested
391
Final orders conclusive
392
Fraud
393
Registration of title
394
Certificate of title
395
Title book
396
Duplicate certificate of title
398
Certificate to include dealings pending registration
399
Certificate of title as evidence
400
Rights of owners of registered property
401
Registered property not affected by prescription or adverse possession
402
Fraud
403
Memorial to be carried forward
404
Registered property to remain registered
404‑A
Withdrawal from registration in certain instances
405
Registered property subject to same rights and burdens as unregistered property
406
Transfers of registered property
407
Certificate as to part of property remaining after transfer
409
Filing, entering and indexing papers pursuant to this act
409‑A
Entries in other indexes
410
Notice of filed papers
411
Addresses of interested parties
412
When a transfer is deemed to be registered
413
New certificates of title
414
Loss of duplicate certificate
415
Mortgages, leases and other liens and charges
416
Proceedings to register mortgage, lease or other lien or charge
417
Judgments, decrees, attachments and other liens to be noted on certificate
418
Assignment of mortgage, lease, or other lien or charge
419
Release, discharge or surrender of charge or incumbrance
420
Enforcement of mortgages, charges, liens and incumbrances
421
Powers of attorney to be filed and registered
422
Reference of doubtful matters to the court
423
Death of owner of registered property
423‑A
Form for transfer of property upon death of owner of registered property
426
Assurance fund
427
Compensation from assurance fund
428
Action against assurance fund
429
Restrictions on claims against assurance fund
430
Penalties for fraudulent acts or false certificates
431
Forgery and fraudulent stamping
432
Fees to be charged
433
Construction of article
434
Form for official examiner’s report of title
435
Form for certificate of title
436
Termination of title registration procedures

Accessed:
Apr. 27, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 390’s source at nysenate​.gov

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