Senate Bill S6259

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the court to provide notice to the former owners of foreclosed property of the right to file a claim for the excess funds from the sale of the real property

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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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2015-S6259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1354 & 1136, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3948
2019-2020: S882, S4683
2021-2022: S3130
2023-2024: S2082

2015-S6259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the court to provide notice to the former owners of foreclosed property of the right to file a claim for the excess funds from the sale of the real property.

2015-S6259 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6259

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 and the
  real property tax law, in relation to requiring the court in  a  fore-
  closure action to provide notice to the former owner of the real prop-
  erty  of  the  right to apply for surplus moneys from the sale of such
  property

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

  Section  1.  Section 1354 of the real property actions and proceedings
law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. THE COURT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE FORMER OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE
FORECLOSED REAL PROPERTY OF THE EXISTENCE OF  SURPLUS  MONEYS  RESULTING
FROM  THE  SALE AND THEIR RIGHT TO FILE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF CLAIM TO ALL
OR A PORTION OF SUCH  PROCEEDS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2. Section 1136 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. NOTICE TO FORMER OWNERS. IN THE EVENT THE COURT DIRECTS THE SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL  PROVIDE  NOTICE
TO  THE  FORMER  OWNER  OR  OWNERS  OF THE FORECLOSED REAL PROPERTY THAT
OWNERSHIP OF SUCH PROPERTY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A MUNICIPALITY  OR  A
TAX  DISTRICT,  THAT  AFTER  THE  SALE THEREOF THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT
SURPLUS MONEYS MAY RESULT FROM THE SALE  AND  IN  THE  EVENT  A  SURPLUS
RESULTS,  SUCH  OWNER  OR  OWNERS  SHALL  HAVE A RIGHT TO FILE A WRITTEN
NOTICE OF CLAIM TO ALL OR A PORTION OF SUCH PROCEEDS PURSUANT TO SECTION
THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND  PROCEEDINGS
LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13264-02-5
              

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