Bill Text: NY S04752 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes municipalities to impose a tax lien upon foreclosed real property for unpaid building code and zoning violation fines and expenses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S04752 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04752-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 18, 2011
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       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:
    1    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
    2  section 85-b to read as follows:
    3    S 85-B. LIENS FOR CERTAIN FINES AND EXPENSES OWED TO  A  MUNICIPALITY.
    4  WITH  REGARD TO ANY REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A FORECLOSURE ACTION PURSU-
    5  ANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE REAL  PROPERTY  ACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS
    6  LAW, THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY MAY ENACT A LOCAL LAW, CODE OR
    7  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  THAT ANY UNPAID FINE FOR A BUILDING CODE OR ZONING
    8  VIOLATION UPON SUCH REAL PROPERTY AND ANY UNPAID EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE
    9  MUNICIPALITY TO CORRECT ANY SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE LEVIED  AGAINST  THE
   10  REAL  PROPERTY  AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN THEREON, IF THE MUNICIPALITY
   11  FILES NOTICE THEREOF IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK IN THE COUNTY  IN
   12  WHICH  THE  REAL PROPERTY IS SITUATE. EVERY SUCH LIEN SHALL CONSTITUTE A
   13  REAL PROPERTY TAX LIEN.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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