NY A05108

Authorizes the City of Lockport to collect unpaid housing, building, and fire code violation penalties, costs, and fines by adding them to the city's annual tax levy, provided violations have been adjudicated, recorded by the county clerk, and remain unpaid for one year after final adjudication and exhaustion of appeals.

Requires unpaid code violations to meet a minimum threshold of at least five percent of the assessed property tax value to qualify for placement on the tax levy.

Mandates the City of Lockport notify property owners and interested parties within thirty days of placement, including violation dates, descriptions, amounts owed, foreclosure process details, and contact information for payment.

Exempts owner-occupied residential dwellings and primary residences from code violation placement on the tax levy, and requires the city to develop a tenant assistance program including housing counseling and relocation support before tax foreclosure.

Allows property owners to cure violations prior to redemption expiration to avoid foreclosure, and provides that surplus funds from tax foreclosure sales be returned to former owners proportionate to unpaid code violations owed.