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S 6015: Decreases the time a vacant property may sit in foreclosure in Erie county.
What S 6015 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to reform the foreclosure process in Erie County, New York. It allows the holder of a tax sale certificate to recover the amount paid for the certificate, including interest, penalties, and expenses, after a certain period of time, which can range from one year to twenty-five years, depending on the type of property. The law provides jurisdiction to the Erie County Court for actions related to the sale of lands affected by the tax sale certificate. For real property certified as vacant and abandoned, the law gives the holder of the tax sale certificate the right to bring an action in the Erie County Court to recover the amount paid for the certificate after a one-year to twenty-five-year period. The law also states that for real property certified as vacant and abandoned under the Real Property Tax Law, the county of Erie shall follow the procedures for enforcement…
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Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6015
- What is the current status of S 6015?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6015 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 6015 pass?
- Not yet. S 6015 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6015, and where is it now?
- S 6015 was authored by Sen. April Baskin. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 6015A |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 441 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6015 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BASKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the Erie county tax act, in relation to decreasing the time a vacant property may sit in foreclosure in Erie county The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 9-1.0 of chapter 812 of the laws of 1942, consti- 2 tuting the Erie county tax act, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 9-1.0 When foreclosure may be taken. (a) Whenever a tax sale certif- 4 icate issued on any tax sale shall be outstanding, unredeemed and unpaid 5 for a period of not less than two years nor more than twenty-five years 6 after the issuance thereof and no conveyance has been taken thereunder, 7 the holder of such tax sale certificate, including the county of Erie, 8 may bring an action to recover the amount paid for such certificate with 9 all interest, penalties, additions and expenses as in this act provided. 10 For that purpose, such a holder may maintain an action in the supreme 11 court or in the county court of Erie county for the sale of the lands 12 affected by such certificate. Jurisdiction of such action is hereby 13 expressly conferred upon such county court. 14 (b) For real property that has been certified vacant and abandoned 15 pursuant to section thirteen hundred nine of the real property actions 16 and proceedings law, whenever a tax sale certificate issued on any tax 17 sale shall be outstanding, unredeemed and unpaid for a period of not 18 less than one year nor more than twenty-five years after the issuance 19 thereof and no conveyance has been taken thereunder, the holder of such 20 tax sale certificate, including the county of Erie, may bring an action 21 to recover the amount paid for such certificate with all interest, 22 penalties, additions and expenses as in this act provided. For that 23 purpose, such a holder may maintain an action in the supreme court or in 24 the county court of Erie county for the sale of the lands affected by 25 such certificate. Jurisdiction of such action is hereby expressly 26 conferred upon such county court. 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09517-01-5
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