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THE COUNTY HAD IN REM JURISDICTION IN THIS TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AND MADE ADEQUATE ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THE NECESSARY PARTIES (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Rivera, affirming the appellate division, determined the county had in rem jurisdiction in this tax foreclosure proceeding and the county’s attempts to notify all parties of the tax foreclosure proceedings were sufficient:

Two fundamental legal principles govern our decision in this appeal. First, a tax foreclosure proceeding is in rem against the “res”—the taxable real property—and not an action in personam commenced against an individual to establish personal liability. Second, New York statutory law and state and federal constitutional guarantees of due process require that the petitioner in a foreclosure proceeding must attempt notice that is reasonably calculated to alert all parties with an interest in the property.

Here, defendants commenced an in rem tax foreclosure proceeding and mailed the statutorily-required notice to the publicly-listed owners of the property, posted and filed the notice, and publicized the notice in the press. Upon learning that a person listed as an owner died before the notices were issued, defendant County Treasurer also personally contacted the sole business located on the property in an effort to identify and personally inform a manager, owner, or any person in charge of the pending foreclosure proceeding. Under these circumstances, defendants provided legally adequate notice of a validly commenced tax foreclosure action. Hetelekides v County of Ontario, 2023 NY Slip Op 00803, CtApp 2-14-23

Practice Point: A tax foreclosure proceeding is an in rem proceeding against the taxable real property, not an in personam action against an individual.

 

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