Assembly Bill A729

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizing cities and villages to collect delinquent real property taxes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A729 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §21-a, Gen City L; amd §6, Chap 602 of 1993
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9460
2011-2012: A403
2013-2014: A1707
2017-2018: A852
2019-2020: A3306
2021-2022: A33
2023-2024: A1634

2015-A729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes cities and villages to collect delinquent real property taxes.

2015-A729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   729

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real  Property
  Taxation

AN ACT to amend the general city law and chapter 602 of the laws of 1993
  amending  the real property tax law relating to the enforcement of the
  collection of delinquent real property taxes and to the collection  of
  taxes by banks, in relation to the collection of delinquent real prop-
  erty  taxes and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
  ration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  general  city law is amended by adding a new section
21-a to read as follows:
  S 21-A. COLLECTION OF  DELINQUENT  TAX  LIENS.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
PROVISION OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND UNTIL
DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, ANY CITY MAY ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT TO SELL SOME OR ALL OF THE DELINQUENT  TAX  LIENS  HELD  BY  IT
WHICH  HAVE  BEEN  ATTACHED  TO  REAL  PROPERTY  ON  OR  BEFORE  JANUARY
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, TO A PRIVATE PARTY,  SUBJECT  TO  THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
  1. PRIOR TO ANY SALE, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, ON
NOTICE OF AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE DAYS, ANNOUNCING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY
TO  SELL  ITS  DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAX LIENS TO A THIRD PARTY. SUCH
HEARING SHALL NOT BE HELD MORE THAN NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH SALE.
  2. UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY ADOPTION  OF  A  LOCAL
LAW,  ANY  CITY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO SELL DELINQUENT TAX LIENS AND THE
CONSIDERATION TO BE PAID MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE
TAX LIENS SOLD.
  3. PROPERTY OWNERS SHALL BE GIVEN AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS ADVANCE  NOTICE
OF  SUCH  SALE IN THE SAME FORM AND MANNER AS IS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION
TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01674-01-5
              

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