NYC Administrative Code

§ 11-347 — Corporation counsel to protect city in all proceedings relating to tax liens.

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This section outlines the responsibilities of the corporation counsel to protect the city's interests in all matters related to tax liens and tax lien certificates. The corporation counsel may intervene in actions involving tax liens and may represent purchasers or holders of tax lien certificates when deemed beneficial for the city. Applies to city officials and entities involved in tax lien proceedings.

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§ 11-347 Corporation counsel to protect city in all proceedings relating to tax liens.

AC § 11-347

It shall be the duty of the corporation counsel to protect the interest of the city in all matters, actions and proceedings relating to tax liens and tax lien certificates; to intervene on behalf of the city or to make the city a party to any action in which the corporation counsel believes it to be to the interest of the city so to do, by reason of any matter arising under or relating to any tax lien or tax lien certificate, or advertisement of sale of tax liens. The corporation counsel in his or her discretion may represent the purchaser of a tax lien or the holder of a tax lien certificate in any action in which the corporation counsel believes it to be in the interest of the city so to do, by reason of any matter arising under or relating to any tax lien or tax lien certificate, or advertisement of sale of tax liens. All costs recovered in any action or proceeding conducted or defended by the corporation counsel pursuant to this section shall belong to the city and shall be collected, applied and disposed of in the same manner as are other costs recovered by the city.

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