New York’s construction landscape is shifting with the 2025 overhaul of RPAPL §881, marking the most significant update to adjoining-property access law in more than fifty years. The new statute introduces expanded access rights, including the ability to seek court-ordered underpinning, a clarified 60-day refusal standard, and new disclosure obligations for adjoining owners. Peraino Malinowski LLP, having handled hundreds of RPAPL §881 proceedings, breaks down what these changes mean for developers and why early, strategic action is now essential.