{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-10-10.2","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 10-10.2","heading":"Power to lease in tenant for life; scope","body":"§ 10-10.2 Power to lease in tenant for life; scope\n  A power may be conferred upon a tenant for life to make leases of real\nproperty for a term of not more than twenty-one years to commence in\npossession during his lifetime.  If the power authorizes, or the life\ntenant makes, a lease for a term in excess of twenty-one years, such\npower or lease is valid for twenty-one years, but is void as to the\nexcess.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 10. Powers","Part 10. Provisions Affecting Powers Other Than Powers of Appointment"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/10-10.2","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"11ce8aa07f07b49720ec583496cc4eb94f5226a9b967aa36359bcd6cb6b226d7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-10-10.1","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-10-10.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}