New York policy
S10557: Relates to land owned by not-for-profit conservation organizations
NY Senate · Sponsor Rachel May
- Jurisdiction
- New York State
- Applies to
- New York State (proposed)
- Effective
- May 21, 2026
What it requires
Prohibits any lands owned by a not-for-profit conservation organization from being taken by adverse possession; creates a cause of action by which not-for-profit conservation organizations and public bodies may compel the removal of encroachments on open space lands, or lands subject to a conservation easement, and recover restoration costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and multiple damages as appropriate, thereby shifting the cost burden of enforcing encroachments to the responsible party and discouraging further harm to open space managed for the public's benefit.
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