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N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 853

Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble damages

New York · New York Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22

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N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 853, Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble damages, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1126941
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§ 853. Action for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer; treble damages. If a person is disseized, ejected, or put out of real property in a forcible or unlawful manner, or, after he has been put out, is held and kept out by force or by putting him in fear of personal violence or by unlawful means, he is entitled to recover treble damages in an action therefor against the wrong-doer.