N.Y. Real Property Law 421 – Powers of attorney to be filed and registered
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§ 421. Powers of attorney to be filed and registered. Before any person can convey, charge, incumber or otherwise deal with any registered property, or any estate, right or interest therein, as attorney in fact for another, the deed or instrument empowering him so to act shall be filed with the registrar and a memorial thereof shall be entered upon the certificate in the title book, in like manner as in the case of a charge or incumbrance. A revocation of such power of attorney may be registered in like manner as such power of attorney was registered.
Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Law 421
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC