NY Real Prop Actions L § 1310 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RPA - Real Property Actions and Proceedings Article 13 - Action to Foreclose a Mortgage 1310 - Vacant and Abandoned Property; Statewide Vacant and Abandoned Property Electronic Registry.

§  1310. Vacant and abandoned property; statewide vacant and abandoned   property electronic registry. 1. The department  of  financial  services   shall maintain a statewide vacant and abandoned property registry in the   form  of  an  electronic  database. The department of financial services   may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the  state  finance   law,  retain  a  private  contractor to administer such database for the   purposes of satisfying this requirement. The information provided to the   department of financial services  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be   deemed and treated confidential, provided however, the superintendent of   financial  services,  in  her  or  his  sole discretion, may release the   information if it is in the  best  interest  of  the  public.  Any  such   released  information shall continue to be treated confidentially by the   parties. The  department  of  financial  services  shall,  upon  written   request,  provide  public officials of any state district, county, city,   town or village with access  to  information  specific  to  such  public   official's  district,  county,  city, town or village maintained on such   database to further the  purposes  of  this  section,  section  thirteen   hundred  seven of this article or article nineteen-A of this chapter, or   any other related law, code, rule, regulation or ordinance.2. A lender, assignee or mortgage loan servicer shall submit or  cause   to  be  submitted  to  the  department of financial services information   required by the superintendent of financial services  about  any  vacant   and  abandoned  residential  real  property,  as that term is defined in   subdivision two of section thirteen hundred nine of this article, or  as   the superintendent of financial services may otherwise define that term,   within twenty-one business days of when the lender, assignee or mortgage   loan  servicer  learns,  or  should  have learned, that such property is   vacant and abandoned. Such information shall, at a minimum, include: (a)   the current name,  address  and  contact  information  for  the  lender,   assignee  or  mortgage  loan  servicer  responsible  for maintaining the   vacant property; (b) whether a foreclosure action has been filed for the   property in question, and, if so, the  date  on  which  the  foreclosure   action  was  commenced;  and  (c)  the  last  known  address and contact   information for the mortgagor(s) of record.3. Where any of the information contained in a lender's, assignee's or   mortgage  loan  servicer's  initial  submission  to  the  registry   has   materially  changed  since  such  submission,  such  lender, assignee or   mortgage loan servicer shall make an amended submission to the  registry   not  later  than thirty days after the lender, assignee or mortgage loan   servicer learns, or reasonably  should  have  learned,  of  the  new  or   changed information.4. The department of financial services is authorized and empowered to   adopt  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  in  the  judgment  of the   superintendent  of  financial  services  necessary  for  the   effective   administration and operation of such registry, including but not limited   to rules and regulations governing access to the registry and specifying   the  manner  and frequency of registration and the information that must   be provided. The superintendent of financial  services  may  amend  such   regulations  from time to time as necessary to effectuate the purpose of   this section and section thirteen hundred seven of this article.5. The department of financial services shall establish and maintain a   toll-free hotline that neighbors of real property that is, or appears to   be, vacant and abandoned residential real  property,  as  such  term  is   defined  in  subdivision  two  of  section thirteen hundred nine of this   article, and  other  community  residents  can  use  to  report  to  the   superintendent  of  financial  services  any  hazards,  blight  or other   concerns related to such property. The department of financial  services    shall  include  on  its  official  public website information about such   toll-free hotline.No local law, ordinance, or resolution shall impose a duty to register   vacant  and  abandoned  property  as defined in section thirteen hundred   nine of the article in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this   section that are related  to  registration  as  provided  under  section   thirteen  hundred  ten of this article or establish related penalties or   other  monetary  obligation,  with  respect  to  a  state  or  federally   chartered  bank,  savings  bank,  savings and loan association or credit   union that originates, owns, services or maintains a mortgage related to   such property.No local law, ordinance, or resolution shall impose a duty to maintain   vacant and abandoned property upon  any  state  or  federally  chartered   bank,  savings  bank,  savings and loan association or credit union that   originates, owns, services or  maintains  a  mortgage  related  to  such   property  for  which  the  provisions  of  this section, pursuant to the   opening paragraph of section thirteen hundred eight of this article,  do   not apply.