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Where real property is sold by virtue of an execution, the person to whom a conveyance is executed pursuant to the sale may maintain an action for waste, committed thereon after the sale, against the person who was then in possession of the property.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law - RPA § 813. Action for waste by grantee of real property sold under execution - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/real-property-actions-and-proceedings-law/rpa-sect-813/
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