{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1104","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 1104","heading":"Proceedings upon presentation of petition","body":"§ 1104. Proceedings upon presentation of petition. Upon the\npresentation of the petition and affidavit, with due proof, by\naffidavit, of service of a copy thereof, and of the notice, if\nsufficient cause to the contrary is not shown by the adverse party, the\ncourt must either issue a commission, as prescribed in the following\nsections of this article or make an order, directing the adverse party,\nat a time and place therein specified, before the court, or a referee\ntherein designated, to produce the person upon whose life the prior\nestate depends, or, in default thereof, to prove that he is living.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 11. Proceeding to Discover the Death of a Tenant For Life"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/1104","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"591d10681790743eed758a6ea759fd71053f37a27aaddfbe3ab01ee29df920d2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1103","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-1105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}