Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
A party seeking to obtain title by adverse possession on a claim not based upon a written instrument must produce evidence that the subject premises were either "usually cultivated or improved" or "protected by a substantial inclosure" (RPAPL 522 [1], [2]). That party must also establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the common-law requirements of hostile possession, under a claim of right, which...
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