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§ 190-B — SECTION 190-B Lands reacquired by the husband

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What is NY RPL § 190-B?

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This section addresses the dower rights concerning lands reacquired by a husband. It specifies that lands not held by the husband as an estate of inheritance on September 1, 1930, and without the wife's inchoate right of dower, are exempt from such rights if acquired by the husband afterward. Applies to property owners regarding marital property rights.

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§ 190-B SECTION 190-B Lands reacquired by the husband

RPL § 190-B

§ 190-b. Lands reacquired by the husband. Lands in which the husband did not have an estate of inheritance on September first, nineteen hundred thirty, and in which the wife did not then have an inchoate right of dower, shall not be subject to dower or an inchoate right of dower if acquired by the husband after said date, although they had been owned by the husband prior to said date.

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