LOCAL LAW NO. "B" FOR 2021
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY PROVIDING FOR REDUCTION OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD TO ONE YEAR FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY IT PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SECTION 1111-a (SUBD. 2 (B)) TO BE VACANT AND ABANDONED
Introduced: 2/8/21
By Mr. Peter, Ms. McLaughlin, Messrs. A. Joyce, Feeney, Beston, Ms. Chapman, Messrs. Clay, Cleary, Commisso, Ms. Cunningham, Messrs. Domalewicz, Efekoro, Ethier, R. Joyce, Kuhn, Ms. Lekakis, Mr. Mayo, Mss. McLean Lane, Plotsky, Messrs. Reidy, Reinhardt, Ricard, Ward, Mss. Whalen, Willingham, Messrs. Fein, Miller and Simpson:
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the County of Albany as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent and purpose.
A. Section 11 Il-a of the Real Property Tax Law provides that, except in cities with a population of one million or more, the enforcing officer of a local municipality or his or her agent may determine that residential real property located therein may be subject to a redemption period of one year, only if the enforcing officer or his or her agent makes an affidavit to that effect and the property has been placed on a local municipal roll, or registry or list of vacant and abandoned property maintained by the taxing municipality
B. Section 1122 (subd. 2 (b)) of the Real Property Tax Law provides that a Tax District may have a separate roll registry or list for residential property identified by a local municipality pursuant to Section 1 Ill-a of the Real Property Tax Law as being vacant and abandoned.
C. Section 1110 (subd. 2) of the Real Property Tax Law provides that a Tax District may reduce the redemption period for residential vacant and abandoned property located within a local municipality to one year provided the property has been placed on a vacant and abandoned roll, or registry or list prior to the date on which real property taxes became delinquent in the lo...
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