Many New York City homes are legally owned by animals. An obscure law passed in the famously pro-cat State Assembly session of 1968 deemed that any residence not explicitly willed to an heir would be declared the property of the owner’s pet at the time of his or her death. Furthermore, the home would automatically be passed on to the pet’s descendants (the eldest of the litter) in perpetuity.

Many New York City homes are legally owned by animals. An obscure law passed in the famously pro-cat State Assembly session of 1968 deemed that any residence not explicitly willed to an heir would be declared the property of the owner’s pet at the time of his or her death. Furthermore, the home would automatically be passed on to the pet’s descendants (the eldest of the litter) in perpetuity.