RPAPL § 757

Eviction as the result of foreclosure

§ 757. Eviction as the result of foreclosure. In the event that a lessee is removed from real property pursuant to this article, and the leased real property was the subject of a foreclosure proceeding pursuant to this chapter or the subject of a tax foreclosure proceeding, the court records relating to any such lessee shall be sealed and be deemed confidential. No disclosure or use of such information relating to any such lessee shall be authorized, and the use of such information shall be prohibited.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPA/757

In plain English

If a lessee is removed and the property was subject to a foreclosure or tax-foreclosure, the court records about that lessee are sealed and confidential — no disclosure or use allowed. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 6 — The JG-22 Uniform Rules and Everything Else and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.