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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » RPA - Real Property Actions and Proceedings » Article 5 - Adverse Possession » 543 – Adverse Possession; How Affected by Acts Across a Boundary Line.

§ 543. Adverse possession; how affected by acts across a boundary line. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the existence of de minimus non-structural encroachments including, but not limited to, fences, hedges, shrubbery, plantings, sheds and non-structural walls, shall be deemed to be permissive and non-adverse.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the acts of lawn mowing or similar maintenance across the boundary line of an adjoining landowner's property shall be deemed permissive and non-adverse.