NY State — NY Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law

§ 841 — SECTION 841 Action for nuisance

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What is NY RPAPL § 841?

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This section allows for an action to be maintained for a nuisance, permitting both the creator of the nuisance and the property transferee to be defendants. A judgment in favor of the plaintiff may result in damages or the removal of the nuisance. Applies to property owners involved in nuisance disputes.

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§ 841 SECTION 841 Action for nuisance

RPAPL § 841

An action for a nuisance may be maintained in any case where such an action might have been maintained under the laws in force immediately before the taking effect of article seventh of title one of chapter fourteenth of the code of civil procedure as added thereto by chapter one hundred seventy-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty. A person by whom the nuisance has been erected and a person to whom the real property has been transferred may be joined as defendants in such an action. A final judgment in favor of the plaintiff may award him damages or direct the removal of the nuisance or both. This section does not affect an action wherein the complaint demands judgment for a sum of money only.

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