New York A05463 allows Orange County municipalities to include unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines in their annual tax levy.

New York A05463 amends the real property tax law to authorize municipalities in Orange County to collect unpaid housing, building, and fire code violation penalties, costs, and fines by adding them to their annual tax levy. This applies to properties with unpaid code violations adjudicated and imposed through a court judgment, recorded by the county clerk, and certified by municipal counsel. The amount owed must be at least five percent of the property's tax assessed value. The municipality must notify property owners and interested parties of the placement on the tax levy.

New York A05463 allows Orange County municipalities to include unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines in their annual tax levy.

New York A05463 amends the real property tax law to authorize municipalities in Orange County to collect unpaid housing, building, and fire code violation penalties, costs, and fines by adding them to their annual tax levy. This applies to properties with unpaid code violations adjudicated and imposed through a court judgment, recorded by the county clerk, and certified by municipal counsel. The amount owed must be at least five percent of the property's tax assessed value. The municipality must notify property owners and interested parties of the placement on the tax levy.