{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-522","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 522","heading":"Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment","body":"§ 522. Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument\nor judgment. For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession not\nfounded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land is\ndeemed to have been possessed and occupied in either of the following\ncases, and no others:\n  1. Where there have been acts sufficiently open to put a reasonably\ndiligent owner on notice.\n  2. Where it has been protected by a substantial enclosure, except as\nprovided in subdivision one of section five hundred forty-three of this\narticle.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 5. Adverse Possession"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/522","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"257e10a1cfd5816f0623a0148934b80d521fdf0d441edb6e25898baf9e16e269","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-521","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-531"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}