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New York Code › Act RPP › Article 8 › Section 247

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§ 247. Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than\npossessed. A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, of a\ngreater estate than he possesses, or can lawfully convey, does not work\na forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the grantee all the title,\nestate or interest which such tenant can lawfully convey.\n

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