S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3534
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to a plaintiff in a mortgage foreclosure action obtaining a
judgment of foreclosure and sale in good faith
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1307 of the real property actions
and proceedings law, as added by chapter 507 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
1. A plaintiff in a mortgage foreclosure action who IN GOOD FAITH
obtains a judgment of foreclosure and sale pursuant to section thirteen
hundred fifty-one of this article, involving residential real property,
as defined in section thirteen hundred five of this article, that is
vacant, or becomes vacant after the issuance of such judgment, or is
abandoned by the mortgagor but occupied by a tenant, as defined under
section thirteen hundred five of this article, shall maintain such prop-
erty until such time as ownership has been transferred through the clos-
ing of title in foreclosure, or other disposition, and the deed for such
property has been duly recorded; provided, however, that if a munici-
pality or governmental entity holds a mortgage subordinate to one or
more mortgages on the residential real property, the municipality or
governmental entity shall not be subject to the requirements of this
section. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "GOOD FAITH" SHALL BE
DEFINED AS HONESTY IN FACT AND THE OBSERVANCE OF REASONABLE STANDARDS OF
FAIR DEALING.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01068-01-3