# N.Y. RPA Law § 531: Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord and tenant

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S531

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPA Law § 531
- **Heading:** Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord and tenant
- **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 531

## Text

§ 531. Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord and\ntenant. Where the relation of landlord and tenant has existed, the\npossession of the tenant is deemed the possession of the landlord until\nthe expiration of ten years after the termination of the tenancy; or,\nwhere there has been no written lease, until the expiration of ten years\nafter the last payment of rent; notwithstanding that the tenant has\nacquired another title or has claimed to hold adversely to his landlord.\nBut this presumption shall cease after the periods prescribed in this\nsection and such tenant may then commence to hold adversely to his\nlandlord.\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)
- [N.Y. RPA Law § 531 Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord and tenant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPA_A5_S531.md)
- [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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