§ 19.18 — Acquiring title to undocumented property

New York § 19.18

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PAR: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• Art. 19-A: Property Held By the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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§ 19.18 Acquiring title to undocumented property. Notwithstanding any\nother provision of law regarding abandoned or lost property the office\nmay acquire title to undocumented property held by the office for at\nleast five years as follows:\n 1. The office must give notice by publication that it is asserting\ntitle to the undocumented property.\n 2. In addition to the information described in section 19.16 of this\narticle, the notice shall be entitled "Notice of Intent to Acquire Title\nto Property" and must include a statement containing substantially the\nfollowing information: "The records of the office of parks, recreation\nand historic preservation fail to indicate the owner of record of\ncertain property in its possession. The office hereby asserts its intent\nto acquire title to the following property: (general description of\nproperty). If you claim ownership of this property, you must submit\nwritten proof of ownership to the office and make arrangements to\ncollect the property. If you fail to do so within one hundred eighty\ndays, the office will commence proceedings to acquire title to the\nproperty. If you claim an interest in the property but do not possess\nwritten proof of such interest, you should submit your name and address\nand a written statement of your claim to (name of contact), within one\nhundred eighty days, in order to receive notice of any legal proceedings\nconcerning the property. If you wish to commence legal proceedings to\nclaim the property, you should consult your attorney.\n 3. If after one hundred eighty days following the last date of\npublication of such notice no claimant has responded thereto by\nsubmitting written proof of ownership of the property to the office, or\nif there is a dispute between the office and any claimant as to\nownership of the property, at the request of the commissioner, the\nattorney general may make an application to the supreme court pursuant\nto article thirty of the civil practice law and rules for a declaratory\njudgment to determine the office's rights in the property.\n