New York legal term
Residential real property in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Residential real property” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Residential real property” mean in New York criminal law?
"Residential real property" means real property that is used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, wholly or partly, as the home or residence of one or more persons, including real property that is improved by a one-to-four family dwelling, or a residential unit in a building including units owned as condominiums or on a cooperative basis, used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, wholly or partly, as the home or residence of one or more persons, but shall not refer to unimproved real property upon which such dwellings are to be constructed. 4. (N.Y. Penal Law § 187.00)
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