N.Y. Real Property Law § 204
Widow's quarantine
New York · New York Real Property Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22
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- N.Y. Real Property Law § 204, Widow's quarantine, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1127236
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§ 204. Widow's quarantine. A widow may remain in the chief house of
her husband forty days after his death, whether her dower is sooner
assigned to her or not, without being liable to any rent for the same;
and in the meantime she may have her reasonable sustenance out of the
estate of her husband.