Assembly Bill A1920

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to special proceedings to convey title to abandoned real property to cities, towns or villages

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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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2013-A1920 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S900
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 19-A Art Head, §§1970, 1971, 1971-a, 1972, 1973 & 1974, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10195, S7236
2015-2016: A2173, S294
2017-2018: A7355
2019-2020: A3736
2021-2022: A5337

2013-A1920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special proceedings to convey title to abandoned real property to cities, towns or villages.

2013-A1920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1920

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMEL, LAVINE, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CLARK, KEARNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
  relation to special proceedings to  convey  title  to  abandoned  real
  property to cities, towns or villages

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

  Section 1. The article heading of article 19-A of  the  real  property
actions  and  proceedings  law, as amended by chapter 573 of the laws of
1982, is amended to read as follows:
                  SPECIAL PROCEEDING TO CONVEY TITLE TO
                   ABANDONED [DWELLING] REAL PROPERTY
                        TO CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
  S 2. Section 1970 of the real property actions and proceedings law, as
amended by chapter 593 of the laws  of  1983,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  1970.  Applicability.  The  department or agency of a city, town or
village, responsible for [the enforcement of the multiple dwelling  law,
the  multiple residence law, or any other law, code or ordinance govern-
ing the occupancy and maintenance of residential property] ENFORCING THE
MUNICIPALITY'S BUILDING CODE (hereinafter in this article referred to as
"the department") may institute a  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the
provisions  of  this article for a judgment vesting in the city, town or
village title to [a dwelling] REAL PROPERTY which has been abandoned  by
the  owner.  This  article shall not apply to a one-family or two-family
dwelling occupied by the owner thereof.
  S 3. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1971 of the real property actions
and proceedings law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 529 of the laws

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03346-01-3
              

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