# N.Y. RPP Law § 240-B: Certain conveyances authorized; effect thereof

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S240-B

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPP Law § 240-B
- **Heading:** Certain conveyances authorized; effect thereof
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act RPP / Article 8 / Section 240-B

## Text

§ 240-b. Certain conveyances authorized; effect thereof. 1. Any person\nor persons owning real property or an interest in real property which he\nor they have power to convey, may effectively convey such property or\ninterest by a conveyance naming himself or themselves and another person\nor persons, or one or more of themselves and another person or other\npersons, as grantees, and the conveyance has the same effect as to\nwhether it creates an estate in severalty, a joint tenancy, or a tenancy\nby the entirety, or tenancy in common, as if it were a conveyance from a\nstranger who owned the property or interest to the persons named as\ngrantees in the conveyance.\n 2. Any two or more persons owning real property or an interest in real\nproperty which they have power to convey, may effectively convey such\nproperty or interest by a conveyance naming one, or more than one, or\nall such persons, as grantees, and the conveyance has the same effect,\nas to whether it creates an estate in severalty, or a joint tenancy, or\na tenancy by the entirety, or tenancy in common, as if it were a\nconveyance from a stranger who owned the property or interest to the\npersons named as grantees in the conveyance.\n 3. As used in this section, "person" may be a married person and\n"persons" may be persons married to each other.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. RPP Law § 240 Definitions and use of terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S240.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 240-B Certain conveyances authorized; effect thereof](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S240-B.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 240-C Joint tenancy severance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S240-C.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 241 Ancient conveyances abolished](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S241.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 242 Disclosure prior to the sale of real property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S242.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 243 Grant of fee or freehold](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S243.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 244 When grant takes effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S244.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 245 Estate which passes by grant or devise](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S245.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 246 Certain deeds declared grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S246.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 247 Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than possessed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S247.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 248 Effect of conveyance where property is leased](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S248.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 249 Covenants in mortgages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S249.md)
- [N.Y. RPP Law § 251 Covenants not implied](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ARPP_A8_S251.md)
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