{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 6-2.1","heading":"Estates in severalty, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety and","body":"§ 6-2.1 Estates in severalty, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety and\n          in common\n  Estates as to the number of persons owning an interest therein are\nclassified as follows:\n  (1)  In severalty.\n  (2)  Joint tenancy.\n  (3)  Tenancy in common.\n  (4) Only as to real property and, on and after January first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-six, as to the shares of stock of a cooperative apartment\ncorporation allocated to an apartment or unit together with the\nappurtenant proprietary lease, tenancy by the entirety.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 6. Classification, Creation, Definition Of, and Rules Governing Estates In Property","Part 2. Estates Classified As to Number of Persons"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/6-2.1","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"fdfa951cc94084e80d2e77c5b559474ab935bb95da2e60288dc9ef56b76d055d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-1.3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-2.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}