Bill Text: NY A08783 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Enforces a procedure for the Suffolk County water authority allowing them to assess a lien against users for non-payment of any applicable fees, rates, rents or other charges.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-09 - delivered to senate [A08783 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08783-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8783
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 14, 2014
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       Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  Suffolk
         county  water  authority's  ability to assess a lien against users for
         non-payment
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
    2  section 1078-f to read as follows:
    3    S 1078-F. LIENS AGAINST USERS FOR NON-PAYMENT. FEES, RATES,  RENTS  OR
    4  OTHER  CHARGES,  IF NOT PAID, WHEN DUE, SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN UPON THE
    5  PREMISES SERVED AND A CHARGE AGAINST THE OWNERS THEREOF, WHICH LIEN  AND
    6  CHARGE SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE SAME RATE AS WOULD UNPAID TAXES OF THE
    7  COUNTY  OF SUFFOLK. SUCH LIEN SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER LIENS
    8  OR ENCUMBRANCES, EXCEPT TAXES, AND MAY BE FORECLOSED AGAINST THE LOT  OR
    9  BUILDING SERVED IN THE SAME MANNER AS A LIEN FOR SUCH TAXES.  THE AMOUNT
   10  WHICH  REMAINS  DUE AND UNPAID FOR SIXTY DAYS MAY, WITH INTEREST THEREON
   11  AT THE SAME RATE AS UNPAID COUNTY TAXES AND WITH  REASONABLE  ATTORNEYS'
   12  FEES, BE RECOVERED BY THE AUTHORITY IN A CIVIL ACTION IN THE NAME OF THE
   13  AUTHORITY AGAINST SUCH OWNERS. THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND ANY STATE AGEN-
   14  CY  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE SAME FEES, RATES, RENTS OR OTHER CHARGES
   15  UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS OTHER USERS OF SUCH WATER  SYSTEM,  AS  THE
   16  CASE MAY BE.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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