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What is NYC AC § 25-209?

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This section mandates that the board must record any order, requirement, decision, determination, resolution, or restrictive declaration affecting real property in the appropriate county office. It also allows for the recording of prior decisions if deemed in the public interest. Applies to real property owners affected by board decisions.

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§ 25-209 Notice of board decisions.

AC § 25-209

a. Upon issuance of any order, requirement, decision, determination, resolution or restrictive declaration affecting real property, the board shall timely record in the office of the register of the city of New York in the county in which the subject property lies, or in the case of property within the county of Richmond, in the office of the clerk of such county, notice of such order, requirement, decision, determination, resolution or restrictive declaration. b. The board may, where it determines it to be in the public interest, record notices of orders, requirements, decisions, determinations, resolutions and restrictive declarations affecting real property rendered prior to the effective date of the local law that added this section in a manner and within a period of time to be determined by the board. c. Each notice recorded pursuant to this section shall include the borough, block and lot number of the affected property as set forth on the tax map. d. Failure to record notice of an order, requirement, decision, determination, resolution or restrictive declaration of the board affecting real property in the office of the register of the city of New York in the county in which a subject property lies, or in the case of property within the county of Richmond, in the office of the clerk of such county, shall not affect the validity of such order, requirement, decision, determination, resolution or restrictive declaration. (L.L. 2021/082, 7/18/2021, eff. 7/18/2021; Am. L.L. 2025/120, 8/13/2025, eff. 8/13/2025)

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