Loading chat...
NY S01478
Bill
Status
1/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Velmanette Montgomery
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Authorizes New York City to release and reconvey property at 697A Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn (Tax Block 1651, Lot 52) to former owner Chester Wilkins, despite the two-year application deadline having expired.
-
Property was acquired by the city on April 17, 1979 through in rem tax foreclosure due to non-payment of taxes caused by Wilkins' inadvertence.
-
Reconveyance requires approval from the in rem foreclosure release board and that Wilkins submit a written application with certified title search, affidavit of ownership, and pay all required fees.
-
Wilkins must pay all back taxes, interest, penalties, and charges otherwise required by City Administrative Code Section 11-424 upon board approval.
-
Act takes effect immediately and exempts this reconveyance from the requirement that city-owned property be sold at public auction or by sealed bid.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in the borough of Brooklyn to former owner Chester Wilkins, notwithstanding expiration of the two year period within which application may be made to the city to release its interest in property thus acquired; Block No. 1651, Lot No. 52 on tax map for the borough of Brooklyn.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/4/2012