N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 853 – Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble damages
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§ 853. Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble damages. If a person is disseized, ejected, or put out of real property in a forcible or unlawful manner, or, after he has been put out, is held and kept out by force or by putting him in fear of personal violence or by unlawful means, he is entitled to recover treble damages in an action therefor against the wrong-doer.
Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 853
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.