§ 1722. Contents of petition. The petition shall state:

Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1722

  • conservatee: means a person who has suffered substantial impairment of his ability to care for his property or has become unable to provide for himself or others dependent upon him for support for whom a conservator of his property has been appointed, pursuant to § 77. See N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1701
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • incompetent person: means a person incompetent to manage his affairs of whose property a committee has been appointed pursuant to § 78. See N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1701
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

1. The name, age and residence of the infant, incompetent person or conservatee.

2. The grounds of the proceeding.

3. A description of the real property or interest to be disposed of and of the incumbrance, if any, thereon.

4. The name and residence of the guardian of the infant, committee of the incompetent person or conservator of the conservatee and, where a guardian ad litem is to be appointed, the name and residence of the person proposed as the guardian ad litem, the relationship he bears to the infant, incompetent person, or conservatee and the security proposed to be given.

5. In a proceeding pursuant to subdivision four of section seventeen hundred eleven of this article, that the contract was made after the advertisement of the real property for sale for a period of four successive weeks by a notice of sale posted conspicuously on the premises, and by publication of a notice of sale in the manner prescribed by section two hundred thirty-one of this chapter for publication of a notice of sale of real property made in pursuance of a judgment, provided, however, that the court may, upon cause shown, shorten such time or dispense with such advertisement.