N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 311: Presumption of possession from legal title

§ 311. Presumption of possession from legal title. In an action to

recover real property or the possession thereof, the person who

establishes a legal title to the premises is presumed to have been

possessed thereof within the time required by law; and the occupation of

the premises by another person is deemed to have been under and in

subordination to the legal title unless the premises have been held and

possessed adversely to the legal title for ten years before the

commencement of the action.