New York In Rem Foreclosure Release Board.
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§ 11-424.1 In rem foreclosure release board. There shall be an in rem
foreclosure release board consisting of the mayor, the speaker of the
city council, the affected borough president, the corporation counsel
and the commissioner of finance. For the purposes of this section, the
affected borough president shall be the president of the borough in
which a property proposed for release pursuant to this section is
located. Members of the board may, by written authority filed with the
board and with the city clerk, appoint delegates to act on their behalf
as members of the board. The board shall have the power, acting by
resolution, to authorize the release of the city's interest in property
acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in accordance with sections 11-412.1
and 11-424 of the code based upon a determination, in its discretion,
that such release would be in the best interests of the city. The board
shall act after a meeting at which the public has been provided an
opportunity to comment on the proposed action. A resolution of the board
authorizing a release of the city's interest in any property shall be
adopted only upon the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of
all the members of the board. The board may consider any information it
deems relevant to a determination. The board shall not be required to
state the reasons for its determination.