{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1021","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 1021","heading":"Damages may be recovered; how estimated","body":"§ 1021. Damages may be recovered; how estimated. Where a widow\nrecovers, in an action therefor, dower in property, of which her husband\ndied seized, she may also recover, in the same action, damages for\nwithholding her dower, to the amount of one-third of the annual value of\nthe mesne profits of the property, with interest; to be computed, where\nthe action is against the heir, from her husband's death, or, where it\nis against any other person, from the time when she demanded her dower\nof the defendant; and in each case, to the time of the trial, or\napplication for judgment, as the case may be; but not exceeding six\nyears in the whole. The damages shall not include any thing for the use\nof permanent improvements, made after the death of the husband.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 10. Action For Dower"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/1021","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a22c5755b4cba19cede1def06df3f5e24fb3255f4ed9cdd738222de7d6c0f7ab","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1013","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}