Legislation

Search OpenLegislation Statutes

The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 81
Real Property Actions & Proceedings
ARTICLE 19-A
Special Proceeding to Convey Title to Abandoned Dwelling to City, Town or Village
previous
SECTION 1971
Certification of abandonment
up
ARTICLE 19-A
Special Proceeding to Convey Title to Abandoned Dwelling to City, Town or Village
next
SECTION 1972
Notice
This entry was published on 2014-09-22
The selection dates indicate all change milestones for the entire volume, not just the location being viewed. Specifying a milestone date will retrieve the most recent version of the location before that date.
SECTION 1971-A
Destruction of abandoned dwellings
Real Property Actions & Proceedings (RPA) CHAPTER 81, ARTICLE 19-A
§ 1971-a. Destruction of abandoned dwellings. "Destruction of an
abandoned dwelling" occurs when a person, having no right to do so or
permission of the department or the owner to take, remove or otherwise
damage the fixtures or the structure of the building, nor any reasonable
ground to believe that he has such right or permission, intentionally
removes or damages any fixture or part of the structure of a building
which has been certified as abandoned in accordance with the provisions
of section nineteen hundred seventy-one of this chapter.