SCPA 1907 · Article 19. Disposition of Real Property
Order determining disposition of real property
Text — Law content up to date as of September 18, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 1907. Order determining disposition of real property
1. Upon the return of process the court shall inquire into the facts, the value of the property and the best manner and time of disposition.
2. The court may direct the disposition of all or part of the real property, describing it.
3. The order may determine whether the property shall be sold at public or private sale and may fix the manner, terms and conditions thereof.
4. Where a contract for the disposition of the property accompanies the petition, the order may direct disposition in accordance with its terms or any modification thereof.
5. If the court finds that it is not necessary to dispose of the real property or of any part thereof it may nevertheless determine the rights and interests of the parties and direct a conveyance to them in confirmation of their title or transferring the property to them in full or partial satisfaction of their distributive share.
6. If the order is made in the course of an accounting proceeding, the court shall adjourn a judicial settlement to await the proceedings taken under the order.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Law content up to date as of September 18, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/SCP1907
- Text hash
- sha256 5997b71fcfbf98934e830b98e4cfb1eb7732fbce74023274eb75a161d6408c0a
- Composed by
- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.