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S2917Senate2015-2016 SessionSame asA1236

Authorizes the city of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy

Sponsor John A. DeFranciscoSD-50+1 co-sponsorAffects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
John A. DeFrancisco

Senator · Senate District 50

Chair, Finance

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to codes
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 61–0
  4. Amended on third reading (t) 2917a
  5. Advanced to third reading
  6. 2nd report cal.
  7. 1st report cal.525
  8. Referred to local government
  9. Returned to senate
  10. Died in assembly
  11. Referred to real property taxation
  12. Delivered to assembly
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  1. Passed senateVote 60–0
  2. Advanced to third reading
  3. 2nd report cal.
  4. 1st report cal.480
  5. Reported and committed to finance
  6. Referred to local government

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A1236Assembly

Authorizes the city of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy

In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor William Magnarelli

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing the city of Syracuse to treat unpaid building code and fire code fines as delinquent taxes and impose tax liens upon the real property which is the subject of such fines

Purpose

To authorize the city of Syracuse to add unpaid building and fire code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy

Summary of provisions

Section 1 - Amends the real property tax law by adding a new Section 901.

Section 2 - Effective date

Justification

This bill would facilitate the collection of outstanding building and fire code violation penalties for the City of Syracuse and reduce administrative costs incurred in the collection process. It will allow the City to target property owners that frequently violate city codes, and refuse to pay those fines. The bill would exclude properties that serve as an owner's primary residence.

Legislative history

S.4512A/A.7044A - 2013-2014

Fiscal implications

None to the State. It will enable the City of Syracuse to recoup outstanding codes fines.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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