Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 12 § 12-43
Transfer of ownership
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No owner of any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit or premises upon whom any notice or order pursuant to this Chapter has been served, shall sell, transfer, grant, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of such property to another until compliance with the provisions of such notice or order has been secured; or until such owner shall furnish to the purchaser, transferee, grantee, mortgagee or lessee, prior to such sale, transfer, grant, mortgage or lease a true copy of such notice or order and, at the same time, give adequate notification to the head of the Code Enforcement Agency of his intent to sell, transfer, grant, mortgage or lease and supply the name and address of the person to whom the sale, transfer, grant, mortgage or lease is proposed. A purchaser, transferee, grantee, mortgagee or lessee who has been informed of the existence of any notice or order issued pursuant to this code shall be bound thereby.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 12 § 12-43 restricts what an owner can do with a property that has an outstanding code-enforcement notice or order against it. Before selling, transferring, mortgaging, leasing, or otherwise conveying such a property, the owner must either bring the property into full compliance first, or disclose the notice or order to the incoming party and simultaneously notify the head of the Code Enforcement Agency with the proposed party's name and address. Any buyer, tenant, or other recipient who is informed of the outstanding notice or order becomes legally bound by it just as the original owner was.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 12-43, property owners who have received a code-enforcement notice or order have two compliant paths before conveying the property: resolve all outstanding violations, or provide a true copy of the notice or order to the incoming party and promptly notify the Code Enforcement Agency in writing with that party's name and address. Operators who manage portfolios with pending orders generally maintain records of all active notices and build disclosure and notification steps into their transaction checklists. Failing to follow either path before a sale, lease, or mortgage closes can leave the owner in violation of this provision.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 12-43 means that if you are renting a property that had an outstanding code-enforcement order at the time your lease was signed, the prior owner was required to give you a copy of that notice before the lease took effect and to notify the Code Enforcement Agency. If you believe that disclosure did not happen, you may consider contacting the City of Poughkeepsie's Code Enforcement Agency to ask about any notices or orders on record for the property. Tenant-rights organizations in the Hudson Valley region can also help you understand what options may be available when a landlord has not complied with § 12-43's disclosure requirements.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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