S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N S E N A T E
May 1, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the method of payment on delinquent real property taxes,
sewer rents, sewer surcharges, water rents, or any other charges that
are made a lien
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 11-322 of the
administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law
number 15 of the city of New York for the year 2011, is amended to read
as follows:
2. An installment agreement shall provide for payments by the property
owner on a quarterly or monthly basis, in the discretion of the appro-
priate commissioner, for a period not less than eight years and not more
than ten years, provided that a property owner may elect a period less
than eight years. There shall be no down payment required upon the prop-
erty owner's entering into the installment agreement with the respective
department, but the property owner may elect to make a down payment. ANY
PAYMENT BY THE PROPERTY OWNER PURSUANT TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT MUST BE MADE
BY CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY MONEY ORDER.
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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