N.Y. RPA Law § 623
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Action by grantee of lands held adversely
Official statutory text
§ 623. Action by grantee of lands held adversely. The action shall be\nmaintained by a grantee, his executors, administrators or assigns in his\nown name, although at the time of the conveyance, such real property was\nin the actual possession of a person claiming under a title adverse to\nthat of the grantor.\n
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