Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2019 |
signed chap.682 |
Dec 10, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 18, 2019 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.326 substituted for a1859a |
Jun 14, 2019 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 29, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 22, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 21, 2019 |
1st report cal.884 |
May 15, 2019 |
print number 5079a |
May 15, 2019 |
amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development |
Apr 08, 2019 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S5079A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2019-S5079 - Details
2019-S5079 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5079 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to compel mortgagees either to complete a mortgage foreclosure proceeding pursuant to article 13 of the real property actions and proceedings law or to issue a certificate of discharge of the mortgage for any property which has been certified abandoned pursuant to section 1971 of the real prop- erty actions and proceedings law PURPOSE: Permits a municipality to compel a mortgagee to either complete a mort- gage foreclosure proceeding or to issue a certificate of discharge of the mortgage for any property which has been certified abandoned pursu- ant to real property actions and proceedings law section 1971. Thousands of abandoned properties are blighting communities throughout the State of New York. Complicating the efforts of local government officials to deal with these properties that depress surrounding property values and put on a strain on municipal resources are zombie properties. Zombie
2019-S5079 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5079 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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, in relation to authorizing municipalities to compel mortgagees either to complete a mortgage foreclosure proceeding pursuant to article 13 of the real property actions and proceedings law or to issue a certif- icate of discharge of the mortgage for any property which has been certified abandoned pursuant to section 1971 of the real property actions and proceedings law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "zombie property remediation act of 2019". § 2. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by adding a new section 1392 to read as follows: § 1392. FORECLOSURE ACTIONS INVOLVING ABANDONED PROPERTIES. IF A PROPERTY HAS BEEN CERTIFIED ABANDONED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR DEEMED VACANT AND ABANDONED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWN IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED MAY COMMENCE A PROCEEDING IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO COMPEL ANY OR ALL MORTGAGEES TO: (A) IF THE NOTE IS IN DEFAULT, THE MORTGAGEE SHALL COMMENCE A FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE WITHIN THREE MONTHS AND MOVE THE CASE TO JUDGMENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD BUT NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR; (B) IF A FORECLOSURE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMMENCED, FILE THE NECESSARY MOTIONS AND PAPERWORK TO MOVE THE CASE TO JUDGMENT FORECLOSURE WITHIN THREE MONTHS; OR (C) ISSUE A CERTIF- ICATE OF DISCHARGE OF THE MORTGAGE WITHIN THREE MONTHS AND FILE A SATIS- FACTION OF THE MORTGAGE WITH THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICE. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2019-S5079A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5079A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5079A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to compel mortgagees either to complete a mortgage foreclosure proceeding pursuant to article 13 of the real property actions and proceedings law or to issue a certificate of discharge of the mortgage for any property which has been certified abandoned pursuant to section 1971 of the real prop- erty actions and proceedings law PURPOSE: Permits a municipality to compel a mortgagee to either complete a mort- gage foreclosure proceeding or to issue a certificate of discharge of the mortgage for any property which has been certified abandoned pursu- ant to real property actions and proceedings law section 1971. Thousands of abandoned properties are blighting communities throughout the State of New York. Complicating the efforts of local government officials to deal with these properties that depress surrounding property values and put on a strain on municipal resources are zombie properties. Zombie properties sit in legal foreclosure limbo for years, frequently aban-
2019-S5079A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5079--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to compel mortgagees either to complete a mortgage foreclosure proceeding pursuant to article 13 of the real property actions and proceedings law or to issue a certif- icate of discharge of the mortgage for any property which has been certified abandoned pursuant to section 1971 of the real property actions and proceedings law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "zombie property remediation act of 2019". § 2. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by adding a new section 1392 to read as follows: § 1392. FORECLOSURE ACTIONS INVOLVING ABANDONED PROPERTIES. IF A PROPERTY HAS BEEN CERTIFIED ABANDONED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR DEEMED VACANT AND ABANDONED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWN IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED MAY COMMENCE A PROCEEDING IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO COMPEL ANY OR ALL MORTGAGEES TO: (A) IF THE NOTE IS IN DEFAULT, THE MORTGAGEE SHALL COMMENCE A FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE WITHIN THREE MONTHS AND SHALL MEET ALL DEADLINES TO ENSURE THE CASE IS READY TO BE MOVED TO JUDGMENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD BUT NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR; (B) IF A FORECLOSURE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMMENCED, FILE THE NECESSARY MOTIONS AND WITHIN THREE MONTHS PAPERWORK TO MOVE THE CASE TO JUDGMENT FORECLOSURE WITHIN THREE MONTHS; OR (C) ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE OF THE MORTGAGE WITHIN THREE MONTHS AND FILE A SATISFACTION OF THE MORTGAGE WITH THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICE. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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