N.Y. RPA Law § 1063
This is the official text of N.Y. RPA Law § 1063, part of New York’s RPA Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "RPA Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Junior incumbrances; not affected by admeasurement
Official statutory text
§ 1063. Junior incumbrances; not affected by admeasurement. Where a\nportion of the property is admeasured and laid off to the plaintiff as\nher dower, a lien which is inferior to the plaintiff's right of dower\nattaches, during the life of the plaintiff, to the residue, or to the\nportion or share of the residue which was subject to it, as if the\nportion laid off to the plaintiff had not been a part of the property.\n
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