# N.Y. RPP Law § 370: Petition to register title to real property

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S370

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPP Law § 370
- **Heading:** Petition to register title to real property
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 370

## Text

§ 370. Petition to register title to real property. Real property, or\nany estate, interest, or right therein, the title to which is hereby\nauthorized to be registered, may be brought under the operation of this\narticle by the filing of a verified petition praying for registration,\nwith the clerk of the county in which the land, or some portion thereof,\nis situated. The petition may be so made in person by the owner or\nowners of such property, estate, interest, or right, or, where special\ncircumstances are shown making it impracticable for the owner to make\nsuch petition in person, by an agent acting under a power of attorney\nacknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded. A corporation\nmay also apply by its duly authorized officer or agent. An infant or\nother person under disability may apply by his legally appointed\nguardian, trustee, committee or conservator. The natural person or\ncorporation, in whose behalf the petition is filed may be known, and is\ntreated in this article, as the petitioner. Any other party to the\nproceeding may be known as a defendant.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. RPP Law § 370 Petition to register title to real property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S370.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 371 Petitions and proceedings to be in supreme court; title part of special term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S371.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 372 County clerks and registers to be registrars of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S372.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 373 Registrar's bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S373.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 374 Deputy registrars' powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S374.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 375 Compensation of registrars and deputy registrars, official examiners of title, and registration clerks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S375.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 376 Disposition of fees received by registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S376.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 377 Official examiners of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S377.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 378 What owners may apply; what titles may be registered](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S378.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 379 Contents of petition for registration; other papers to be filed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S379.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 380 Official examiner's report of title; other evidences of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S380.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 381 Survey, map or plan to be filed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S381.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 382 Notice of petition and of pendency of proceeding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S382.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 385 Proceedings upon the petition; notice of hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A12_S385.md)

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