New York A 3444: 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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A03444 Summary:

BILL NOA03444 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02546

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1972, RPAP L

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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.

Go to top A03444 Actions:

BILL NOA03444 

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01/27/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

04/28/2026reported 

04/30/2026advanced to third reading cal.402

05/04/2026substituted by s2546

&nbspS02546 AMEND= MYRIE

&nbsp01/21/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp02/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.347

&nbsp02/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/24/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/12/2025referred to judiciary

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp03/31/20261ST REPORT CAL.672

&nbsp04/01/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp04/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/20/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/20/2026referred to judiciary

&nbsp05/04/2026substituted for a3444

&nbsp05/04/2026ordered to third reading cal.402

Go to topA03444 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:04/28/2026AYE/NAY:14/7 Action: Favorable LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinNay

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesNay

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghAye

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA03444 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03444 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3444

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred 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:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1972 of the real property actions
 2 and proceedings law, as added by chapter 864 of the laws of 1973, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 3. Within five days of the service of notice on the owner, a copy of
 5 the certification shall be served on each mortgagee, lienor and lessee
 6 of record, personally or by registered mail to the address set forth in
 7 the recorded instrument or, if no address appears therein, to the person
 8 at whose request the instrument was recorded. Such copy shall, in the
 9 case of a mortgagee or lienor, be accompanied by a notice that
 10 proceedings pursuant to this article may be instituted unless the mort-
 11 gagee or lienor, within fifteen days of such mailing, either (a)
 12 commences proceedings to foreclose the mortgage or lien and moves for
 13 the appointment of a receiver which brings the building into compliance
 14 with the applicable provisions of law within ninety days from the date
 15 of appointment or such longer period as may be established by agreement
 16 with the department or [enters into an agreement with the department to
 17 bring the building] (b) takes possession of the premises as provided in
 18 the mortgage and brings the building into compliance with the applicable
 19 provisions of law within ninety days from the date of taking possession
 20 or such longer period as may be established by agreement with the
 21 department. The department may, notwithstanding anything to the contra-
 22 ry in this subdivision, institute proceedings pursuant to this article
 23 if: (i) the application for appointment of a receiver is denied, (ii)
 24 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.
 LBD06784-01-5

 A. 3444 2

 1 cable provisions of law within ninety days from the date of appointment
 2 or such longer period as may be established by agreement with the
 3 department; or (iii) the mortgagee or lienor in possession fails to
 4 bring the building into compliance with the applicable pro