16.8 A. Property Acquired For Park Use

• Jurisdiction: New York

A. Property Acquired for Park Use

Property acquired for park use, whether by the state, public authorities or municipal subdivisions, is acquired and held as “trust” property.³⁰⁰⁹ The trust nature of the acquisition limits the use by the condemnor as well as the property’s alienation. Ordinarily, a municipality may alienate property previously acquired by eminent domain by the act of its own legislative body when its public use is no longer required.³⁰¹⁰ Where parklands are involved, the state must adopt a special enactment permitting change of use or sale.³⁰¹¹

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Notes:

^[3009] . Williams v. Gallatin, 229 N.Y. 248 (1920); Porter v. Int’l Bridge Co., 200 N.Y. 234 (1910); Ackerman v. Steisel, 104 A.D.2d 940, 480 N.Y.S.2d 556 (2d Dep’t 1984), aff’d, 66 N.Y.2d 833, 489 N.Y.S.2d 364 (1985); Aldrich v. City of New York, 208 Misc. 930, 145 N.Y.S.2d 732 (Sup. Ct., Queens Co. 1955), aff’d, 2 A.D.2d 760, 154 N.Y.S.2d 427 (2d Dep’t 1956); Sebring v. Quackenbush, 120 Misc. 609, 199 N.Y.S. 245 (Sup. Ct., Steuben Co. 1923), aff’d, 214 A.D. 758, 209 N.Y.S. 918 (4th Dep’t 1925).

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