Assembly Bill A6685B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A6685 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7955
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §291, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3518
2011-2012: A4748
2013-2014: A4813
2017-2018: A1785, S2966
2019-2020: A440

2015-A6685 - Summary

Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property; provides persons filing for conveyance shall bear the cost of mailing.

2015-A6685 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6685

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDET-
  TO, BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK,  COLTON,  GALEF,  HIKIND,  ROSENTHAL,  TITUS,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to notice of sale or
  transfer of ownership of residential property

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

  Section 1. Section 291 of the real property law, as amended by chapter
447 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S 291. Recording of conveyances.  A conveyance of real property, with-
in  the  state,  on  being duly acknowledged by the person executing the
same, or proved as required by this chapter, and such acknowledgment  or
proof  duly  certified when required by this chapter, may be recorded in
the office of the clerk of the county where such real property is  situ-
ated,  and  such  county clerk OR CITY REGISTRAR WHERE APPLICABLE shall,
upon the request of any party, on tender of the  lawful  fees  therefor,
record  the  same  in [his] said office.   [Every such conveyance not so
recorded is void as against any person  who  subsequently  purchases  or
acquires  by  exchange  or contracts to purchase or acquire by exchange,
the same real property or any portion thereof, or acquires by assignment
the rent to accrue therefrom as provided in section two hundred  ninety-
four-a  of  the  real  property  law,  in  good faith and for a valuable
consideration, from the same vendor or  assignor,  his  distributees  or
devisees,  and  whose  conveyance,  contract or assignment is first duly
recorded, and is void as against the lien upon the same real property or
any portion thereof arising from payments made upon the execution of  or
pursuant  to the terms of a contract with the same vendor, his distribu-
tees or devisees, if such contract is made in good faith  and  is  first
duly recorded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase in the prin-
cipal  balance  of  a mortgage lien by virtue of the addition thereto of
unpaid interest in accordance with  the  terms  of  the  mortgage  shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03554-01-5

multi-Sponsors

2015-A6685A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7955
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §291, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3518
2011-2012: A4748
2013-2014: A4813
2017-2018: A1785, S2966
2019-2020: A440

2015-A6685A - Summary

Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property; provides persons filing for conveyance shall bear the cost of mailing.

2015-A6685A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6685--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDET-
  TO, COLTON, GALEF, HIKIND, ROSENTHAL, TITUS, WRIGHT -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee
  on  Judiciary  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to notice of sale  or
  transfer of ownership of residential property

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

  Section 1. Section 291 of the real property law, as amended by chapter
447 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S 291. Recording of conveyances.  A conveyance of real property, with-
in the state, on being duly acknowledged by  the  person  executing  the
same,  or proved as required by this chapter, and such acknowledgment or
proof duly certified when required by this chapter, may be  recorded  in
the  office of the clerk of the county where such real property is situ-
ated, and such county clerk OR CITY REGISTRAR  WHERE  APPLICABLE  shall,
upon  the  request  of any party, on tender of the lawful fees therefor,
record the same in [his] said office.   Every  such  conveyance  not  so
recorded  is  void  as  against any person who subsequently purchases or
acquires by exchange or contracts to purchase or  acquire  by  exchange,
the same real property or any portion thereof, or acquires by assignment
the  rent to accrue therefrom as provided in section two hundred ninety-
four-a of [the real property law] THIS ARTICLE, in good faith and for  a
valuable  consideration, from the same vendor or assignor, his distribu-
tees or devisees, and whose conveyance, contract or assignment is  first
duly  recorded, and is void as against the lien upon the same real prop-
erty or  any  portion  thereof  arising  from  payments  made  upon  the
execution  of  or  pursuant  to  the  terms  of a contract with the same
vendor, his distributees or devisees, if such contract is made  in  good

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03554-02-6

multi-Sponsors

2015-A6685B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7955
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §291, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3518
2011-2012: A4748
2013-2014: A4813
2017-2018: A1785, S2966
2019-2020: A440

2015-A6685B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property; provides persons filing for conveyance shall bear the cost of mailing.

2015-A6685B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6685--B
                                                        Cal. No. 780

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDET-
  TO, COLTON, GALEF, HIKIND, ROSENTHAL, TITUS, WRIGHT -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee
  on  Judiciary  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- reported from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
  order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to notice of sale  or
  transfer of ownership of residential property

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

  Section 1. Section 291 of the real property law, as amended by chapter
447 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S 291. Recording of conveyances.  A conveyance of real property, with-
in the state, on being duly acknowledged by  the  person  executing  the
same,  or proved as required by this chapter, and such acknowledgment or
proof duly certified when required by this chapter, may be  recorded  in
the  office of the clerk of the county where such real property is situ-
ated, and such county clerk OR CITY REGISTRAR  WHERE  APPLICABLE  shall,
upon  the  request  of any party, on tender of the lawful fees therefor,
record the same in [his] said office.   Every  such  conveyance  not  so
recorded  is  void  as  against any person who subsequently purchases or
acquires by exchange or contracts to purchase or  acquire  by  exchange,
the same real property or any portion thereof, or acquires by assignment
the  rent to accrue therefrom as provided in section two hundred ninety-
four-a of [the real property law] THIS ARTICLE, in good faith and for  a
valuable  consideration, from the same vendor or assignor, his distribu-
tees or devisees, and whose conveyance, contract or assignment is  first
duly  recorded, and is void as against the lien upon the same real prop-
erty or  any  portion  thereof  arising  from  payments  made  upon  the

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

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