Senate Bill S434A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy

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2023-S434 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §903, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7029

2023-S434 - Summary

Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy in accordance with applicable law.

2023-S434 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S434 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    434
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
   certain municipalities to add unpaid housing code violation penalties,
   costs  and fines to such municipalities' 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 903 to read as follows:
   § 903. COLLECTION OF UNPAID HOUSING CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES; LEVY. 1.
 AUTHORIZATION. IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN LIMITATION OF ANY POWER  OTHER-
 WISE  GRANTED  BY LAW, MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, INCLUDING
 THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT ANY UNPAID  HOUS-
 ING, BUILDING AND FIRE CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES, COSTS AND FINES THROUGH
 PLACEMENT  BY  THE MUNICIPALITY'S COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE, TREASURER, OR
 OTHER  PUBLIC  OFFICIAL  CHARGED  WITH  THE  DUTIES  OF  OVERSEEING  TAX
 COLLECTIONS ON THE MUNICIPALITY'S ANNUAL TAX LEVY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  ELIGIBILITY.  IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT ON THE MUNICI-
 PALITY'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 ON AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE
 MUNICIPALITY AND RECORDED BY THE  COUNTY  CLERK,  AS  CERTIFIED  BY  THE
 MUNICIPAL  COUNSEL  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE, TREASURER OR OTHER
 PUBLIC OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH THE DUTIES OF  OVERSEEING  TAX  COLLECTIONS
 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 PLACEMENT ON THE MUNICIPALITY'S TAX LEVY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02182-01-3
              

2023-S434A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §903, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7029

2023-S434A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy in accordance with applicable law.

2023-S434A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S434A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  434--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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
   certain municipalities to add unpaid housing code violation penalties,
   costs  and fines to such municipalities' 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 903 to read as follows:
   § 903. COLLECTION OF UNPAID HOUSING CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES; LEVY. 1.
 AUTHORIZATION. IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN LIMITATION OF ANY POWER  OTHER-
 WISE  GRANTED  BY LAW, MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, INCLUDING
 THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT ANY UNPAID  HOUS-
 ING, BUILDING AND FIRE CODE VIOLATION PENALTIES, COSTS AND FINES THROUGH
 PLACEMENT  BY  THE MUNICIPALITY'S COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE, TREASURER, OR
 OTHER  PUBLIC  OFFICIAL  CHARGED  WITH  THE  DUTIES  OF  OVERSEEING  TAX
 COLLECTIONS ON THE MUNICIPALITY'S ANNUAL TAX LEVY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  ELIGIBILITY.  IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT ON THE MUNICI-
 PALITY'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 ON AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE
 MUNICIPALITY AND RECORDED BY THE  COUNTY  CLERK,  AS  CERTIFIED  BY  THE
 MUNICIPAL  COUNSEL  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE, TREASURER OR OTHER
 PUBLIC OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH THE DUTIES OF  OVERSEEING  TAX  COLLECTIONS
 AND  HAVE  REMAINED UNPAID FOR ONE YEAR AFTER THE FINAL ADJUDICATION AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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