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History
- Signed chap.62
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Home rule request
- 3rd reading cal.299
- Substituted for S1732
- Referred to cities
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Advanced to third reading cal.503
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- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to cities
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Authorizes the city of Utica to enter into a contract to sell some or all of the delinquent tax liens held by such city
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A1204
Title of bill
An act to authorize the city of Utica to enter into a contract to sell some or all of the delinquent tax liens held by such city to a private party; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
To expand the options available to the City of Utica to efficiently and effectively manage the collection of delinquent property taxes.
Summary of specific provisions
Permits the City of Utica, under enumerated circumstances, to enter into a contract to sell some or all of their delinquent tax liens to a private party. The contract must be entered into by December 31, 2009, and this authority sunsets on December 31, 2011. Provides "consumer protections" for affected property owners, including a requirement for thirty days notification, assurance that the existing redemption periods and interest rates remain unchanged, and imposition of the procedural requirements relating to foreclosure of a mortgage or tax lien sale by the Municipal Bond Bank Agency.
Existing law
This measure is an extension of Chapter 45 of the Laws of 2007.
Justification
This bill was introduced at the request of the City of Utica, Oneida County. This legislation will continue to provide Utica with the same option which has been utilized by the nearby cities of Schenectady and Amsterdam in previous legislation.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill for 2009.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Local fiscal implications
Should improve the fiscal status of the City of Utica through an infusion of cash upon the sale of delinquent tax liens.
Effective date
Immediate, and expires on December 31, 2011.
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