{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "scpa", "section": "1903", "citation": "SCPA § 1903", "heading": "Limitations 1", "text": ["§ 1903. Limitations", "1. Unless a proceeding under this article to satisfy a debt of the decedent is brought within 18 months from the date when letters were issued to the original fiduciary and unless such letters were granted within 2 years after the date of the death of the decedent the title of a purchaser or mortgagee from the distributee or devisee of the decedent which was acquired before the proceeding was instituted cannot be affected in any way by the proceeding.", "2. A proceeding under this article to satisfy any debt cannot be maintained when the real property is exempt by law from levy and sale by virtue of an execution.", "3. A proceeding under this article to satisfy a legacy expressly or impliedly charged on the real property must be instituted within 10 years from the date of the death of the decedent."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/1903", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Time and other limits on proceedings to dispose of real property.\n- **(1)** A proceeding to satisfy a decedent's debt **cannot affect the title of a purchaser or mortgagee from a distributee or devisee** acquired before the proceeding began, unless the proceeding is brought **within 18 months** after letters issued to the original fiduciary **and** those letters were granted **within 2 years** after death. ★\n- **(2)** No proceeding to satisfy a debt may be maintained when the real property is **exempt by law from levy and sale** under execution.\n- **(3)** A proceeding to satisfy a **legacy charged on the real property** (expressly or impliedly) must be started **within 10 years after death**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/scpa/1903", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}