{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-245","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Law § 245","heading":"Estate which passes by grant or devise","body":"§ 245. Estate which passes by grant or devise. A grant or devise of\nreal property passes all the estate or interest of the grantor or\ntestator unless the intent to pass a less estate or interest appears by\nthe express terms of such grant or devise or by necessary implication\ntherefrom. A greater estate or interest does not pass by any grant or\nconveyance, than the grantor possessed or could lawfully convey, at the\ntime of the delivery of the deeds; except that every grant is conclusive\nagainst the grantor and his heirs claiming from him by descent, and as\nagainst a subsequent purchaser or incumbrancer from such grantor, or\nfrom such heirs claiming as such, other than a subsequent purchaser or\nincumbrancer in good faith and for a valuable consideration, who\nacquires a superior title by a conveyance that has been first duly\nrecorded.","path":["Real Property Law","Article 8. Conveyances and Mortgages"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPP/245","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c932559c4a58b16486443f64206a0769dd784faedc247938cf51f4bb21be54e1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-244","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}