RESOLUTION NO. 434
AUTHORIZING THE CANCELLATION OF UNENFORCEABLE DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAX LIENS ON 99 CEDARVIEW LANE IN THE TOWN OF COLONIE AND CHARGE BACK OF THE AMOUNTS CREDITED IN CONNECTION WITH THEM
Introduced: 11/9/20
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, The Director of the Albany County Real Property Tax Services Agency has advised the Commissioner of the County Department of Management and Budget as Enforcing Officer of the Albany County Tax District ("Tax District Enforcing Officer") that the three year time limit for use of the ordinary "correction of errors" process provided by Real Property Tax Law §554 to cancel and charge back the amount credited or guaranteed by the Tax District in connection with the following unenforceable delinquent pursuant to RPTL §1138 which was returned to the Tax District for enforcement,
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Town of Colonie |
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Parcel Location |
Tax Map No. |
Tax Lien Year(s) |
Charge Back Amount |
Reason |
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99 Cedarview Ln. |
32.3-1-7.1 |
2015 Property |
$29.44 |
This parcel appearing on the List of Delinquent Taxes, which is located on the common grounds of a condominium complex, had no land value and assessed value listed. It appears that due to a clerical error a sewer charge was imposed on the property. |
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WHEREAS, Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law §1138 the County Legislature in its capacity as the governing body of the Tax District is authorized to without time limit cancel and charge back all amounts credited or guaranteed by the Tax District to any municipal corporation in connection with delinquent real property tax liens returned to the Tax District for enforcement as to which there is no practical method to enforce the collection of said delinquent tax liens and that a supplementary proceeding to enforce collection of the taxes involved would not be effective, and
WHEREAS, The Tax District Enforcing Officer has as required by RPTL §1138 (subds. 1 (a) and 2) duly issued and filed with the Albany County Clerk and the Clerk of the Albany County Legislature as the governing body of the Tax District a Certificate of Withdrawal of the above said parcel from the "In Rem" delinquent real property tax lien foreclosure proceeding brought by the Tax District to enforce the said delinquent real property tax lien against it, and
WHEREAS, The County Legislature has, based upon the information in this regard provided to it by the Tax District Enforcing Officer, determined pursuant to RPTL §1138 (subd. 6 (a)) that under the circumstances presented there no practical method to enforce the collection of the above said delinquent tax lien and that a supplementary proceeding to enforce collection of the tax involved would not be effective, it is therefore hereby
RESOLVED, That pursuant to RPTL §1138 (subd.6(a)) the above said delinquent real property tax lien is hereby cancelled and the Tax District Enforcing Officer is hereby directed to issue and within 10 days thereafter file with the Albany County Clerk a Certificate of Cancellation of the above said delinquent real property tax lien, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Tax District Enforcing Officer is pursuant to RPTL §1138 (subd.6(c)) hereby authorized and directed to, following the filing of said Certificate of Cancellation, charge back all amounts credited or guaranteed by the Tax District to any municipal corporation in connection with the above said cancelled delinquent real property tax lien, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.