Assembly Bill A416A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy

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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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2017-A416 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3131
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §901, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7044, S4512
2015-2016: A1236, S2917

2017-A416 - Summary

Authorizes the city of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy.

2017-A416 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    416
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, HUNTER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
   the city of Syracuse to treat unpaid building code and fire code fines
   as  delinquent taxes and impose tax liens upon the real property which
   is the subject of such fines
 
   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:
   § 901. AUTHORIZING INCLUSION IN THE TAX LEVY OF CERTAIN FINES  IMPOSED
 BY  THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, ACTING  BY  AND  THROUGH  ITS  GOVERNING
 BODY,  MAY  ENACT  A  LOCAL  LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT
 FINALLY ADJUDICATED FINES IMPOSED UPON REAL PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A PROP-
 ERTY SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE OWNERS THER-
 EOF, FOR BUILDING CODE AND FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS SHALL BE  DEEMED  TO  BE
 DELINQUENT  TAXES  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THIS SECTION. NO
 SUCH LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO TAKE  EFFECT  UNTIL
 IT  SHALL HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE AND THE
 APPROPRIATE COLLECTING OFFICER.
   2. SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION SHALL ESTABLISH  A  PROCE-
 DURE  FOR  THE JUDICIAL DETERMINATION AND ADJUDICATION OF THE UNDERLYING
 CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE OR FIRE CODE VIOLATION,  AND
 THE  FINE  TO  BE  IMPOSED  IF  THE  COURT  FINDS  THAT SUCH A VIOLATION
 OCCURRED. FURTHERMORE, A REAL PROPERTY OWNER WHO AFTER BEING ADJUDGED TO
 HAVE COMMITTED A VIOLATION SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL SUCH JUDGMENT.
   3. SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ENACTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT  EACH  AFFECTED  PROPERTY  OWNER  SHALL BE
 PROVIDED, BY THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, WITH NOT LESS THAN TEN  DAYS  WRITTEN
 NOTICE  PRIOR  TO  THE  OCCURRENCE OF ANY ACTION BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPO-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A416A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3131
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §901, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7044, S4512
2015-2016: A1236, S2917

2017-A416A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy.

2017-A416A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  416--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, HUNTER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- reported  and  referred  to
   the  Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
   the  city  of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties,
   costs and fines to such city's annual  tax  levy  in  accordance  with
   applicable law
 
   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:
   §  901.  COLLECTION  OF UNPAID HOUSING CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES IN THE
 CITY OF SYRACUSE; LEVY. 1. AUTHORIZATION. IN  ADDITION  TO  AND  NOT  IN
 LIMITATION  OF  ANY POWER OTHERWISE GRANTED BY LAW, THE CITY OF SYRACUSE
 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT ANY UNPAID HOUSING,  BUILDING  AND  FIRE
 CODE  VIOLATION  PENALTIES,  COSTS  AND  FINES  THROUGH PLACEMENT BY THE
 CITY'S COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ON THE CITY'S ANNUAL TAX LEVY IN  ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  ELIGIBILITY.  IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT ON THE CITY OF
 SYRACUSE'S ANNUAL TAX LEVY SUCH UNPAID CODE VIOLATION  PENALTIES,  COSTS
 AND  FINES SHALL HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED AND IMPOSED THROUGH A JUDGMENT IN
 A COURT OF COMPETENT  JURISDICTION  OR  THE  CITY  OF  SYRACUSE'S  CODES
 VIOLATION BUREAU ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY OF
 THE  GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, ON AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY
 AND RECORDED BY THE COUNTY CLERK, AS CERTIFIED BY THE CITY'S CORPORATION
 COUNSEL TO THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE AND HAVE REMAINED UNPAID FOR  ONE
 YEAR AFTER THE FINAL ADJUDICATION AND EXHAUSTION OF ALL APPEALS RELATING
 TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE FINES FOR A CODE VIOLATION PRECEDING THE PLACE-
 MENT ON THE CITY'S TAX LEVY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00402-04-8
              

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