NY State — NY Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law

§ 241 — SECTION 241 Persons bound by judgment in certain actions

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What is NY RPAPL § 241?

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This section establishes that in actions concerning the title, possession, use, or enjoyment of real property, judgments bind individuals born between the filing of a notice of pendency and the entry of judgment, as if they were born after the judgment. Applies to parties involved in real property litigation.

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§ 241 SECTION 241 Persons bound by judgment in certain actions

RPAPL § 241

In an action brought to recover a judgment affecting the title to, or the possession, use or enjoyment of, real property, all the proceedings and the judgment shall bind, in addition to the persons who are bound by the filing of a notice of pendency of the action pursuant to law, all persons born between the filing of the notice of pendency and the entry of judgment who would have been bound by such proceedings if born after such judgment.

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