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What is NYC AC § 11-424.1?

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This section establishes the in rem foreclosure release board, which includes key city officials and is responsible for authorizing the release of the city's interest in properties acquired through in rem tax foreclosure. The board's decisions are made after public comment and require a majority vote. Applies to properties involved in in rem tax foreclosure processes.

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§ 11-424.1 In rem foreclosure release board.

AC § 11-424.1

There shall be an in rem foreclosure release board consisting of the mayor, the speaker of the city council, the affected borough president, the corporation counsel and the commissioner of finance. For the purposes of this section, the affected borough president shall be the president of the borough in which a property proposed for release pursuant to this section is located. Members of the board may, by written authority filed with the board and with the city clerk, appoint delegates to act on their behalf as members of the board. The board shall have the power, acting by resolution, to authorize the release of the city's interest in property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in accordance with sections 11-412.1 and 11-424 of the code based upon a determination, in its discretion, that such release would be in the best interests of the city. The board shall act after a meeting at which the public has been provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed action. A resolution of the board authorizing a release of the city's interest in any property shall be adopted only upon the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all the members of the board. The board may consider any information it deems relevant to a determination. The board shall not be required to state the reasons for its determination. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1991/016 and L.L. 1996/037.

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