Bill Text: NY A01952 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to special proceedings to convey title to abandoned dwellings to individuals whose income level is below the EPIC income level; provides that such individual shall pay the taxes and restore such abandoned building and live there for a period of at least five years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to judiciary [A01952 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A01952-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1952
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to special proceedings to convey title to abandoned dwellings
to individuals
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
2 adding a new section 1975 to read as follows:
3 S 1975. CONVEYANCE OF ABANDONED BUILDING TO INDIVIDUAL. AFTER A JUDG-
4 MENT VESTING TITLE IN THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL
5 HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE EPIC
6 INCOME LEVEL TO PAY TAXES AND RESTORE SUCH ABANDONED BUILDING. SUCH
7 INDIVIDUAL SHALL LIVE ALONE IN SUCH BUILDING FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST
8 FIVE YEARS.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05677-01-3
