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§ 111 — SECTION 111 Definitions

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What is NY RPAPL § 111?

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This section provides definitions for key terms used in various sections of the chapter, including 'real property,' 'incompetent person,' 'infant,' and 'conservatee.' These definitions clarify the legal language applicable to property matters and related legal proceedings. Applies to individuals and entities involved in real property transactions.

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§ 111 SECTION 111 Definitions

RPAPL § 111

1.As used in section 1641 of this chapter and in sections 1901 and 1911 of this chapter, the terms "real property" and "lands" are co-extensive in meaning with lands, tenements and hereditaments.

2.As used in section 1921, the term "real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and chattels real, except a lease for a term not exceeding three years.

3.As used in this chapter the term "incompetent" or "incompetent person" means a person incompetent to manage his affairs of whose property a committee has been appointed pursuant to section 78.03 or a person of whose property a committee has been appointed pursuant to section 78.07 of the mental hygiene law.

4.As used in this chapter the term "infant" or "minor" means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years.

5.As used in this chapter, the term "conservatee" means a person under substantial impairment within the meaning of the conservatorship provisions of article seventy-seven of the mental hygiene law for whom a conservator has been appointed.

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