Opn. No.

Requestor: Richard W. Breslin, Esq., County Attorney County of Chenango County Office Bldg. Norwich, N Y 13815

Written by: Siobhan Crary, Assistant Attorney General

You have asked several questions about section 15-304 of the General Obligations Law. That statute provides that when an oil, gas or mineral lease recorded in any New York county is forfeited, terminated or expires, the lessee must provide the landowner with a recordable document cancelling the lease. General Obligations Law § 15-304(1). If a lessee fails to comply, the landowner may serve the lessee with notice of demand to cancel…