Senate Bill S6225

2009-2010 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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2009-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9460
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:
2011-2012: S612, A403
2013-2014: S2257, A1707
2015-2016: A729
2017-2018: A852
2019-2020: A3306
2021-2022: A33
2023-2024: A1634

2009-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes cities and villages to collect of delinquent real property taxes.

2009-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6225

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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 THIRTEEN, 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 FOURTEEN, 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.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUCH NOTICE  OR  THE  FAILURE  OF  THE  ADDRESSEE  TO
RECEIVE THE SAME SHALL INVALIDATE ANY SALE OF A TAX LIEN OR TAX LIENS.
  4.  THE  CITY  SHALL  SET  THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT OF
SALE.

              

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