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Adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment

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New York Code › Act RPA › Article 5 › Section 521

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§ 521. Adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment.\nWhere there has been an actual continued occupation of premises under a\nclaim of right, exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a\nwritten instrument or a judgment or decree, the premises so actually\noccupied, and no others, are deemed to have been held adversely.\n

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