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§ 301 — SECTION 301 Conveyance and record as evidence

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What is NY RPAPL § 301?

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This section addresses the evidentiary value of conveyance acknowledgments and records, stating that they can be contested by affected parties. It also specifies conditions under which such records may be inadmissible if the acknowledgment was taken from an interested or incompetent witness. Applies to parties involved in property transactions.

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§ 301 SECTION 301 Conveyance and record as evidence

RPAPL § 301

1.The certificate of the acknowledgment or of the proof of a conveyance, or the record, or the transcript of the record, of such a conveyance, is not conclusive, and it may be rebutted, and the effect thereof may be contested, by a party affected thereby.

2.If it appears that the acknowledgment or proof was taken upon the oath of an interested or incompetent witness, the conveyance, or the record or transcript of the record thereof, shall not be received in evidence until its execution is established by other competent proof, except in a case where the title to the land conveyed or affected by such conveyance or instrument has passed to a subsequent purchaser for a valuable consideration.

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