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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S2370
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S2370 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4860
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง85-b, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S4752
2013-S2370 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2370 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing a municipality to impose tax liens for unpaid building code violations and emergency repairs at foreclosed real property PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that those financial institutions or their successor property management organizations that manage foreclosed upon residential or commercial properties adequately maintain such properties until they are sold to a new purchaser. Under current law, it is difficult and time consuming for a municipality to collect municipal house code violation fines and municipal costs incurred to correct such violations. This bill should assist a municipality to collect such fines and encourage managers of foreclosed upon properties to adequately maintain such properties because they will have notice that such fines will ultimately be collected. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds a new section 85-b to the General Municipal Law to provide for a more formalized process by which a municipality can file a lien against properties in which certain unpaid municipal
2013-S2370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2370 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing a municipality to impose tax liens for unpaid building code violations and emergency repairs at foreclosed real property THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 85-b to read as follows: S 85-B. LIENS FOR CERTAIN FINES AND EXPENSES OWED TO A MUNICIPALITY. WITH REGARD TO ANY REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A FORECLOSURE ACTION PURSU- ANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW, THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY MAY ENACT A LOCAL LAW, CODE OR ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT ANY UNPAID FINE FOR A BUILDING CODE OR ZONING VIOLATION UPON SUCH REAL PROPERTY AND ANY UNPAID EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE MUNICIPALITY TO CORRECT ANY SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE LEVIED AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN THEREON, IF THE MUNICIPALITY FILES NOTICE THEREOF IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE REAL PROPERTY IS SITUATE. EVERY SUCH LIEN SHALL CONSTITUTE A REAL PROPERTY TAX LIEN. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06712-01-3
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