Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

deeds

If you have a deed that is the oldest known deed

for land in New York would you own the land even

if your name is not on the deed? Would and extract

of a deed also be valid?


Asked on 6/19/01, 6:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: deeds

Unless you are the grantee named in the deed

or you have inherited from the person who

is the grantee in the deed, your mere

possession of the physical deed means nothing

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Answered on 6/29/01, 9:29 pm


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