S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, ABINANTI -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to required prior notices
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 1304 of the real
property actions and proceedings law, as amended by section 6 of part Q
of chapter 73 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(a) "Home loan" means a loan, including an open-end credit plan,
[other than a reverse mortgage transaction,] in which:
(i) The borrower is a natural person;
(ii) The debt is incurred by the borrower primarily for personal,
family, or household purposes;
(iii) The loan is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real
estate improved by a one to four family dwelling, or a condominium unit,
in either case, used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied
wholly or partly, as the home or residence of one or more persons and
which is or will be occupied by the borrower as the borrower's principal
dwelling; and
(iv) The property is located in this state.
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 1304 of the real prop-
erty actions and proceedings law, as amended by section 7 of part Q of
chapter 73 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(b) "Home loan" means a home loan, including an open-end credit plan,
[other than a reverse mortgage transaction,] in which:
(i) The principal amount of the loan at origination did not exceed the
conforming loan size that was in existence at the time of origination
for a comparable dwelling as established by the federal national mort-
gage association;
(ii) The borrower is a natural person;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(iii) The debt is incurred by the borrower primarily for personal,
family, or household purposes;
(iv) The loan is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real estate
upon which there is located or there is to be located a structure or
structures intended principally for occupancy of from one to four fami-
lies which is or will be occupied by the borrower as the borrower's
principal dwelling; and
(v) The property is located in this state.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
(a) if section 6 of part Q of chapter 73 of the laws of 2016 shall not
have taken effect on or before such effective date, then this act shall
take effect on the same date and in the same manner as such section
takes effect; and
(b) the amendments to subdivision 6 of section 1304 of the real prop-
erty actions and proceedings law made by section one of this act shall
be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant
to subdivision a of section 25 of chapter 507 of the laws of 2009, as
amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act
shall take effect.