§ 1101 SECTION 1101 Petition for production of tenant for life
RPAPL § 1101
A person entitled to claim real property after the death of another who has a prior estate therein may, not oftener than once in each calendar year, apply by petition to the supreme court, at a special term thereof, held within the judicial district wherein the property or a part thereof is situated, for an order directing the production of the tenant for life, as prescribed in this article, by a person, named in the petition, against whom an action of ejectment to recover the real property can be maintained, if the tenant for life is dead or, where there is no such person, by the guardian, husband, trustee, or other person, who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person of the tenant for life, or the care of his estate.
