New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11579: Relates to the rights of parties involved in actions commenced upon real property related instruments
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Relates to the right to recover attorneys' fees, costs, disbursements and expenses in actions or proceedings arising out of certain real property related instruments; expands provisions beyond mortgages.
What the bill says
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to the rights of parties involved in actions commenced upon real property related instruments.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to the rights of parties involved in actions commenced upon real property related instruments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 282 of the real property law, as added by chapter 550 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 282. [Mortgagor's right] RIGHT to recover attorneys' fees in actions or proceedings arising out of [foreclosures of residential property] CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY RELATED INSTRUMENTS. 1. Whenever a covenant contained in [a mortgage on] AN INSTRUMENT DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES RELATING TO residential real property [shall provide] PROVIDES that in any action or proceeding [to foreclose the mortgage] RELATING TO THE INSTRUMENT that the [mortgagee] LENDER may recover attorneys' fees, COSTS, DISBURSEMENTS and/or expenses incurred as the result of the failure of the [mortgagor] BORROWER to perform any covenant or agreement contained in such [mortgage] INSTRUMENT, or that amounts paid by the [mortgagee] LENDER therefor shall be paid by the [mortgagor] BORROWER as additional payment, there shall be implied in such [mortgage] INSTRUMENT a covenant by the [mortgagee] LENDER to pay to the [mortgagor] BORROWER the reasonable attorneys' fees, COSTS, DISBURSEMENTS and/or …
Sponsors
- Latrice Walker (D, 55) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Subjects: Real Property Law
Common questions
- What is A11579?
- A11579 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the rights of parties involved in actions commenced upon real property related instruments.
- What does A11579 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to the rights of parties involved in actions commenced upon real property related instruments.
- What is the status of A11579?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11579?
- Latrice Walker (D, 55).
- Where is the official record for A11579?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11579
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