# N.Y. RPP Law § 245: Estate which passes by grant or devise

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. RPP Law § 245
- **Heading:** Estate which passes by grant or devise
- **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 245

## Text

§ 245. Estate which passes by grant or devise. A grant or devise of\nreal property passes all the estate or interest of the grantor or\ntestator unless the intent to pass a less estate or interest appears by\nthe express terms of such grant or devise or by necessary implication\ntherefrom. A greater estate or interest does not pass by any grant or\nconveyance, than the grantor possessed or could lawfully convey, at the\ntime of the delivery of the deeds; except that every grant is conclusive\nagainst the grantor and his heirs claiming from him by descent, and as\nagainst a subsequent purchaser or incumbrancer from such grantor, or\nfrom such heirs claiming as such, other than a subsequent purchaser or\nincumbrancer in good faith and for a valuable consideration, who\nacquires a superior title by a conveyance that has been first duly\nrecorded.\n

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