§ 1162. Writ of assistance. Any party or tax district acquiring title to a parcel of real property under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of this article shall be entitled to a writ of assistance, with the same force and effect as if such party or tax district had acquired the property by virtue of a mortgage foreclosure.

Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Tax Law 1162

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Tax district: means : (a) a county, other than (i) a county for which the cities and towns enforce delinquent taxes pursuant to the county administrative code, or (ii) a county wholly contained within a city;

    (b) a city, other than a city for which the county enforces delinquent taxes pursuant to the city charter;

    (c) a village, other than a village for which the county enforces delinquent taxes pursuant to section fourteen hundred forty-two of this chapter; or

    (d) a town in a county in which towns enforce delinquent taxes pursuant to the county administrative code. See N.Y. Real Property Tax Law 1102
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
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