§ 17-101 Acknowledgment or new promise must be in writing
§ 17-103 Agreements waiving the statute of limitation
§ 17-105 Promises and waivers affecting the time limited for action to foreclose a mortgage
§ 17-107 Effect of part payment on time limited for foreclosure of a mortgage

Terms Used In New York Laws > General Obligations > Article 17 > Title 1 - Obligations Barred by Statutes of Limitation

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Council: shall mean the Hudson river valley greenway communities council reenacted pursuant to section 44-0105 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • Countryside: shall mean the cities, towns and villages within the greenway which do not border the Hudson river. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • criteria: shall mean natural and cultural resource protection, regional planning, economic development, public access and heritage environmental education identified as the basis for attaining the goal of a Hudson river valley greenway. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • districts: shall mean areas made of neighboring communities within the greenway and designated by the council for the purpose of regional planning. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fund: shall mean the Hudson river valley greenway fund established in section ninety-seven-n of the state finance law. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • Greenway: shall mean the area designated as the Hudson river valley greenway pursuant to section 44-0109 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • greenway compact: shall mean the overall greenway plan adopted by the council pursuant to section 44-0119 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • greenway heritage conservancy: shall mean the greenway heritage conservancy for the Hudson river valley, a public benefit corporation, reestablished pursuant to section 44-0111 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • Hudson river valley: shall mean the areas of Bronx and New York counties designated pursuant to section 44-0109 of this article, the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia, Greene, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington, excluding any area of Greene county within the Catskill park, as defined in subdivision two of section 9-0101 of this chapter. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Participating community: shall mean a county, city, town or village which has adopted the regional plan for its district pursuant to section 44-0119 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • trail: means the trail established pursuant to section 44-0121 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 44-0103