{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-853","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law § 853","heading":"Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble damages","body":"§ 853. Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble\ndamages. If a person is disseized, ejected, or put out of real property\nin a forcible or unlawful manner, or, after he has been put out, is held\nand kept out by force or by putting him in fear of personal violence or\nby unlawful means, he is entitled to recover treble damages in an action\ntherefor against the wrong-doer.","path":["Real Property Actions \u0026 Proceedings Law","Article 8. Waste and Other Actions and Rights of Action For Injury to Real Property"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPA/853","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a948e6abce2d9f4112c7296ecf2066933277a635ff865bf5d8d5a722ba384420","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-851","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-actions-proceedings-law-861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}