Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 22, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 15, 2018 |
1st report cal.1234 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to finance returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2017 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1821 |
Jun 05, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6580
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2017-S6580 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Erie County Tax Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §9-1.0, Chap 812 of 1942
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S253
2021-2022: S3858
2023-2024: S6487
2017-S6580 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6580 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the Erie county tax act, in relation to decreasing the time a vacant property may sit in foreclosure in Erie county PURPOSE : To allow Erie County to foreclose on a property, certified as vacant and abandoned by a municipality, after one year of delinquent taxes instead of two years. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends chapter 812 of the laws of 1942, constituting the Erie county tax act, by providing authority to foreclose on vacant and abandoned real property following one year of tax delinquency. Section 2 establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : The issue of vacant and abandoned or "Zombie" foreclosures has been the cause of blight in neighborhoods across New York State since the foreclosure crisis began: Erie County is no exception. While some
2017-S6580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6580 A. 8265 2017-2018 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y June 5, 2017 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the Erie county tax act, in relation to decreasing the time a vacant property may sit in foreclosure in Erie county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9-1.0 of chapter 812 of the laws of 1942, consti- tuting the Erie county tax act, is amended to read as follows: § 9-1.0 When foreclosure may be taken. (A) Whenever a tax sale certif- icate issued on any tax sale shall be outstanding, unredeemed and unpaid for a period of not less than two years nor more than twenty-five years after the issuance thereof and no conveyance has been taken thereunder, the holder of such tax sale certificate, including the county of Erie, may bring an action to recover the amount paid for such certificate with all interest, penalties, additions and expenses as in this act provided. For that purpose, such a holder may maintain an action in the supreme court or in the county court of Erie county for the sale of the lands affected by such certificate. Jurisdiction of such action is hereby expressly conferred upon such county court. (B) FOR REAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED VACANT AND ABANDONED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINE OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW, WHENEVER A TAX SALE CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON ANY TAX SALE SHALL BE OUTSTANDING, UNREDEEMED AND UNPAID FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR NOR MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER THE ISSUANCE THEREOF AND NO CONVEYANCE HAS BEEN TAKEN THEREUNDER, THE HOLDER OF SUCH TAX SALE CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING THE COUNTY OF ERIE, MAY BRING AN ACTION TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT PAID FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE WITH ALL INTEREST, PENALTIES, ADDITIONS AND EXPENSES AS IN THIS ACT PROVIDED. FOR THAT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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