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Authorize Certificate of Withdrawal
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RESOLUTON INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE CERTIFICATE OF WITHDRAWAL
WHEREAS, the County Treasurer is the Real Property Tax Enforcement Officer for the County of Sullivan pursuant to the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, the County Treasurer filed a List of Delinquent Taxes on or about November 1, 2022 which included the parcels known as Town of Liberty tax map #29.-2-2.1 and 31.-1-38; and
WHEREAS, the County Treasurer commenced the tax foreclosure proceeding for unpaid 2022 taxes on November 15, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Town of Liberty tax map #29.-2-2.1 and 31.-1-38, meet one or more of the criteria so that it should be withdrawn from the foreclosure proceeding pursuant to ?1138 of the Real Property Tax Law, in that if the County were to acquire the parcel, there is a significant risk that it might be exposed to a liability substantially in excess of the amount that could be recovered by enforcing the tax lien; and
WHEREAS, Town of Liberty tax map #29.-2-2.1 is a 97' x 119.2' strip of land which was the site of a former gas station. Town of Liberty tax map #31.-1-38 is a 0.18 acre of land with improvements including a former gas station; and
WHEREAS, based upon the foregoing, the County Treasurer and Real Property Advisory Board have determined that it would be in the best interest of the County to execute and file a Certificate of Withdrawal of this parcel from the foreclosure proceeding; and
WHEREAS, the County Treasurer and Real Property Advisory Board have determined that the commencement of supplementary proceedings against said parcel pursuant to ?1138(5) of the Real Property Tax Law in the manner provided by ?99...
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