N.Y. Real Property Law 247 – Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than possessed
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Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Law 247
- conveyance: as used in this article , includes every instrument, in writing, except a will, by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, assigned or surrendered. See N.Y. Real Property Law 240
A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, of a greater estate than he possesses, or can lawfully convey, does not work a forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the grantee all the title, estate or interest which such tenant can lawfully convey.