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 11, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the method of payment on delinquent real property taxes,
sewer rents, sewer surcharges, water rents, or any other charges that
are made a lien
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 11-322 of the
administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law
number 4 of the city of New York for the year 2017, is amended to read
as follows:
2. An installment agreement shall provide for payments by the property
owner, or other eligible person acting on behalf of an owner, on a quar-
terly or monthly basis, for a period not less than eight years and not
more than ten years, provided that a property owner, or other eligible
person acting on behalf of an owner, may elect a period less than eight
years. Except as provided in paragraph one of this subdivision, there
shall be no down payment required upon the property owner's, or such
other eligible person's, entering into the installment agreement with
the respective department, but the property owner, or other eligible
person acting on behalf of an owner, may elect to make a down payment.
With respect to installment agreements with the commissioner of environ-
mental protection, the determination of whether payments shall be on a
quarterly or monthly basis shall be in the discretion ofò such commis-
sioner, except as provided in paragraph three of this subdivision. With
respect to installment agreements with the commissioner of finance, the
determination of whether payments shall be on a quarterly or monthly
basis shall be in the discretion of the property owner, or other eligi-
ble person acting on behalf of an owner. ANY PAYMENT BY THE PROPERTY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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OWNER PURSUANT TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT MUST BE MADE BY CASH, DEBIT CARD,
CREDIT CARD, CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY MONEY ORDER. A PAYMENT BY AN ELIGIBLE
PERSON PURSUANT TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT MAY BE MADE BY PERSONAL CHECK TO
THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT IF SUCH PROPERTY SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A LIEN SALE PURSUANT TO SECTION 11-319 OF THIS CHAPTER IT
MUST BE MADE TO THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO
SUCH SALE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.