N.Y. Real Property Law § 370: Petition to register title to real property

§ 370. Petition to register title to real property. Real property, or

any estate, interest, or right therein, the title to which is hereby

authorized to be registered, may be brought under the operation of this

article by the filing of a verified petition praying for registration,

with the clerk of the county in which the land, or some portion thereof,

is situated. The petition may be so made in person by the owner or

owners of such property, estate, interest, or right, or, where special

circumstances are shown making it impracticable for the owner to make

such petition in person, by an agent acting under a power of attorney

acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded. A corporation

may also apply by its duly authorized officer or agent. An infant or

other person under disability may apply by his legally appointed

guardian, trustee, committee or conservator. The natural person or

corporation, in whose behalf the petition is filed may be known, and is

treated in this article, as the petitioner. Any other party to the

proceeding may be known as a defendant.