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§ 254-D — SECTION 254-D Fees by mortgagee for direct payment of real property taxes by mortgagor prohibited

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What is NY RPL § 254-D?

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This section prohibits mortgagees from charging fees to mortgagors who directly pay real property taxes to the taxing authority instead of through escrow. The statute aims to protect mortgagors from additional costs related to their tax payment agreements. Applies to mortgagors of loans secured by real property interests.

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§ 254-D SECTION 254-D Fees by mortgagee for direct payment of real property taxes by mortgagor prohibited

RPL § 254-D

§ 254-d. Fees by mortgagee for direct payment of real property taxes by mortgagor prohibited. No mortgagor on a loan secured primarily by an interest in real property shall be charged a fee by the mortgagee because the parties have agreed that the mortgagor shall pay real property taxes on such real property directly to the taxing authority or authorities and not in escrow to the mortgagee or the mortgagee's agent.

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