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What is NYC RCNY § 13-08?

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(a) The Department shall have the power to revoke a stay or an extension of a stay by notice to the new owner given by certified mail, return receipt requested, in the event of: (1) discovery of misrepresentation or fraud in an application for a stay or an extension of a stay; or, (2) failure by a new owner to adhere

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§ 13-08 Revocation of Stay and Effect Thereof.

RCNY § 13-08

(a)The Department shall have the power to revoke a stay or an extension of a stay by notice to the new owner given by certified mail, return receipt requested, in the event of: (1) discovery of misrepresentation or fraud in an application for a stay or an extension of a stay; or, (2) failure by a new owner to adhere to the terms of any part or all of either an agreement for a stay described in 28 RCNY § 13-06 or an agreement for an extension of a stay described in 28 RCNY § 13-07.

(b)In the event that the Department revokes a stay or an extension of a stay: (1) the new owner shall be liable for full civil penalties as provided by law; and, (2) such revocation shall not affect a new owner's responsibility to remove violations at the subject building, and, where an agreement executed under 28 RCNY §§ 13-06 or 13-07 has been entered as an order of the New York City Civil Court, the schedule of removal of violations contained therein.

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