Statute · New York Real Property Tax Law
N.Y. Real Prop. Tax Law § 1195 — Definitions
N.Y. Real Prop. Tax Law § 1195
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- New York Real Property Tax Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1195. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in section eleven hundred two of this article, for purposes of this title:
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N.Y. Real Prop. Tax Law § 1195 — Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1195. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in section eleven hundred two of this article, for purposes of this title:
1. "Former homeowner" means a person or persons who lost title to and/or ownership of residential property due to a tax foreclosure.
2. "Public sale" means a sale resulting from a public auction conducted in accordance with the provisions of section two hundred thirty-one of the real property actions and proceedings law.
3. "Surplus" means the net gain, if any, realized by the tax district upon the sale of tax-foreclosed property, as determined in the manner set forth in section eleven hundred ninety-six of this title. Where no such gain was realized, no surplus shall be attributable to that sale.
4. "Tax-foreclosed property" means a parcel as to which a judgment of foreclosure has been issued pursuant to section eleven hundred thirty-six of this article.