Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

"[A] joint tenant may convey his interest in the joint property during his lifetime, thereby severing that interest from the joint holding" (Schrier v. Tax Appeals Tribunal of State of New York 194 A.D.2d 273, 606 N.Y.S.2d 384 [3rd Dept. 1993]; see also, Minieri v. Knittel 188 Misc.2d 298, 727 N.Y.S.2d 872 [NY Sup. 2001]).

However, a joint tenant may not sell YOUR rights to the property. For recourse, the remaining tenant may sue for declaratory judgment and partition.

Mike.