NYC Council Introduction 1420

intro.nyc/1420-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session Vetoed
Transfer of tax liens to a land bank.
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Introduced: October 9, 2025

This bill would require the commissioner of finance to require purchasers of tax liens to make best efforts to transfer such liens to the New York city land bank (land bank) upon certain triggering events. Lien purchasers would be required to make best efforts to transfer any liens held in a trust established earlier than 1999 (known as the “graveyard trust”) no later than six months after the establishment of the land bank, and to make best efforts to transfer any other liens after all debt obligations secured by such liens are satisfied. In the event that legal or financial obstacles would prevent the transfer of a lien, the purchasers would be required to report to the City the specific liens and relevant obstacles, and identify when such obstacles may no longer prevent the transfer of such liens in the future. Purchasers who identify liens prevented from transfer would be required to again make best efforts to transfer such liens to a land bank no later than two years after having first been required to attempt such transfer.

Approved by Committee December 18, 2025

Committee on Finance Votes 14:0:1
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Medical)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)

Approved by Council December 18, 2025

Votes 41:0:7
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Absent)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Negative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Negative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Absent)

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