N.Y. Real Property Law § 332: The record of certain conveyances validated

§ 332. The record of certain conveyances validated. 1. The record made

prior to July first, nineteen hundred fifty-five in the office of the

recording officer of any county in this state of any deed, mortgage,

assignment or satisfaction piece of a mortgage, or other conveyance or

power of attorney, otherwise authorized to be recorded therein,

notwithstanding that the certificate of acknowledgment or proof did not

set forth the place of residence of a subscribing witness or of a

corporate officer or director, or did not set it forth with sufficient

particularity, and notwithstanding any other defect in the form of the

certificate of acknowledgment or proof or the failure to append thereto

a certificate as to the authority of the person who took the

acknowledgment or proof, to take the same, or any defect in the form of

such certificate of authority, shall be in all respects as valid and

effectual as though such certificate of acknowledgment or proof or

certificate of authority had been in proper form or such certificate of

authority had been appended to such instrument. Provided only that such

person was duly authorized at the time of taking the proof or

acknowledgment to take the same in the county where the instrument is

recorded or in the place, whether within or without the United States,

where the same was taken.

2. All acknowledgments or proofs of conveyance of real property made

or taken prior to April tenth, nineteen hundred thirty, before a judge,

clerk, deputy clerk or special deputy clerk of a court not of record of

this state are confirmed.

3. All acts of the secretary of state of any state or territory of the

United States in authenticating a certificate of acknowledgment or proof

of a conveyance of real property within the state, performed before

October first, nineteen hundred twenty-five, are hereby confirmed,

provided that the said certificate of authentication is in the form

required by the laws of this state on March twenty-third, nineteen

hundred twenty-six or now required by law.

4. If an instrument is recorded hereafter notwithstanding the omission

from the certificate of acknowledgment or proof of the street and street

number of a subscribing witness or of a corporate officer or director

contrary to the provisions of sections three hundred four, three hundred

nine, three hundred nine-a and three hundred nine-b of this article, the

record of such instrument shall not be invalidated by reason of such

omission nor shall the title founded on such instrument be impaired

thereby.

5. Nothing in this section shall effect any pending action or

proceeding nor the rights of any purchaser in good faith and for a

valuable consideration whose conveyance shall have been duly recorded

before this section as amended shall take effect.