§ 247. Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than possessed. A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, of a greater estate than he possesses, or can lawfully convey, does not work a forfeiture of his estate, but passes to the grantee all the title, estate or interest which such tenant can lawfully convey.
Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate than possessed
N.Y. Real Property Law § 247, under Conveyances and Mortgages.
N.Y. Real Property Law § 247