S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8103
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 9, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing
municipalities to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs
and fines to the municipality's annual tax levy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new
section 901 to read as follows:
S 901. COLLECTION OF UNPAID HOUSING CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES; LEVY. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL
LAW, CODE OR CHARTER, A MUNICIPALITY, EXCEPT THOSE HAVING A POPULATION
OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, MAY COLLECT ANY UNPAID HOUSING CODE VIOLATION
PENALTIES, COSTS AND FINES THROUGH PLACEMENT BY THE OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED
TO ADMINISTER A MUNICIPALITY'S ANNUAL TAX LEVY.
2. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT ON A MUNICIPALITY'S ANNUAL
TAX LEVY SUCH UNPAID HOUSING CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES, COSTS AND FINES
SHALL HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED AND IMPOSED THROUGH A JUDGMENT IN A COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION ON AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE MUNICI-
PALITY AND HAVE REMAINED UNPAID FOR ONE YEAR PRECEDING THE PLACEMENT ON
THE MUNICIPALITY'S TAX LEVY.
3. SUCH HOUSING CODE VIOLATION PENALTY, COST OR FINE SHALL BE SET DOWN
IN THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY UNDER THE HEADING UNCOLLECTED FINES AND PENALTIES
AND SHALL BE LEVIED, ENFORCED AND COLLECTED IN THE SAME MANNER, BY THE
SAME PROCEEDINGS, AT THE SAME TIME, UNDER THE SAME PENALTIES AND HAVING
THE SAME LIEN UPON THE PROPERTY ASSESSED AS THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAX
AND AS A PART THEREOF.
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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