Bill Authorizes Receivers for Abandoned Multiple Dwellings

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S2546

2025-2026 Legislative Session Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment of a receiver to bring the building into compliance

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Zellnor Myrie

(D) 20th Senate District

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See Assembly Version of this Bill: A3444 Law Section: Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Laws Affected: Amd §1972, RPAP L Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions: 2017-2018: S6172
2019-2020: S4493
2021-2022: S271
2023-2024: S2389, A10627

2025-S2546

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Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment of a receiver to bring the building into compliance.

2025-S2546

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BILL NUMBER: S2546

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to title to an abandoned multiple dwelling in a city, town or
village

 
PURPOSE:

This bill amends the real property actions and proceedings law, to
require a mortgagee or lienor who institutes proceedings to foreclose,
to have a receiver appointed and ordered to agree with the appropriate
agency to repair and correct violations of housing maintenance laws, or
to take possession of the premises themselves and enter into a repair
agreement with the city agency to prevent the agency from taking title
to an abandoned building.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 3 of section 1972 of the real property
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K

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2546

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

I N S E N A T E

January 21, 2025

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Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to title to an abandoned multiple dwelling in a city, town or
village

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1972 of the real property actions
and proceedings law, as added by chapter 864 of the laws of 1973, is
amended to read as follows:
3. Within five days of the service of notice on the owner, a copy of
the certification shall be served on each mortgagee, lienor and lessee
of record, personally or by registered mail to the address set forth in
the recorded instrument or, if no address appears therein, to the person
at whose request the instrument was recorded. Such copy shall, in the
case of a mortgagee or lienor, be accompanied by a notice that
proceedings pursuant to this article may be instituted unless the mort-
gagee or lienor, within fifteen days of such mailing, either (A)
commences proceedings to foreclose the mortgage or lien AND MOVES FOR
THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER WHICH BRINGS THE BUILDING INTO COMPLIANCE
WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW WITHIN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE
OF APPOINTMENT OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY AGREEMENT
WITH THE DEPARTMENT or enters into an agreement with the department to
bring the building TAKES POSSESSION OF THE PREMISES AS PROVIDED IN
THE MORTGAGE AND BRINGS THE BUILDING into compliance with the applicable
provisions of law WITHIN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF TAKING POSSESSION
OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY AGREEMENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT MAY, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRA-
RY IN THIS SUBDIVISION, INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
IF: (I) THE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER IS DENIED, (II)
THE RECEIVER FAILS TO BRING THE BUILDING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLI-

EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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