Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations; grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8222
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 5, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
statute of limitations for civil actions related to certain deed theft
actions, reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing stat-
ute of limitations and granting trial preference to such actions; and
to amend the judiciary law, in relation to directing the chief admin-
istrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication
of certain revived actions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 214-k to read as follows:
§ 214-K. CERTAIN DEED THEFT ACTIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF
LAW WHICH IMPOSES A PERIOD OF LIMITATION TO THE CONTRARY AND THE
PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW PERTAINING TO THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF
CLAIM OR A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A CLAIM AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT
TO COMMENCEMENT OF AN ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING, EVERY CIVIL CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ALLEGING THE THEFT, FRAUD, OR
DECEIT IN OBTAINING THE TITLE TO A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, WHICH IS BARRED
AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION BECAUSE THE APPLICABLE PERIOD
OF LIMITATION HAS EXPIRED, AND/OR THE PLAINTIFF PREVIOUSLY FAILED TO
FILE A NOTICE OF CLAIM OR A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A CLAIM, IS
HEREBY REVIVED, AND ACTION THEREON MAY BE COMMENCED NOT EARLIER THAN SIX
MONTHS AFTER, AND NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. IN ANY SUCH CLAIM OR ACTION, DISMISSAL
OF A PREVIOUS ACTION, ORDERED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,
ON GROUNDS THAT SUCH PREVIOUS ACTION WAS TIME BARRED, AND/OR FOR FAILURE
OF A PARTY TO FILE A NOTICE OF CLAIM OR A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A
CLAIM, SHALL NOT BE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OF A REVIVAL ACTION PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11599-01-5
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