# N.Y. RPA Law § 522: Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S522

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPA Law § 522
- **Heading:** Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act RPA / Article 5 / Section 522

## Text

§ 522. Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument\nor judgment. For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession not\nfounded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land is\ndeemed to have been possessed and occupied in either of the following\ncases, and no others:\n 1. Where there have been acts sufficiently open to put a reasonably\ndiligent owner on notice.\n 2. Where it has been protected by a substantial enclosure, except as\nprovided in subdivision one of section five hundred forty-three of this\narticle.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. RPA Law § 501 Adverse possession; defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S501.md)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 511 Adverse possession under written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S511.md)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 512 Essentials of adverse possession under written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S512.md)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 521 Adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S521.md)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 522 Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S522.md)
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- [N.Y. RPA Law § 541 Adverse possession, how affected by relation of tenants in common](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S541.md)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 543 Adverse possession; how affected by acts across a boundary line](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S543.md)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 551 Right of person to possession not affected by descent cast](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S551.md)

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