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Tax Recovery Corp. v. City of Mount Vernon

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department
Apr 14, 1997
238 A.D.2d 430 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion


238 A.D.2d 430 656 N.Y.S.2d 642 In the Matter of TAX RECOVERY CORP., Appellant, v. CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, Respondent. Supreme Court of New York, Second Department April 14, 1997.

        Gabors&s Gabor, Garden City (David G. Gabor, William J. Graham, and Samuel D. Carucci, of counsel), for appellant.

        Olga C. Dais, Mount Vernon (Jean Smiertka Huff, of counsel), for respondent.

        Before ROSENBLATT, J.P., and O'BRIEN, RITTER and COPERTINO, JJ.

        MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

        In consolidated small claims assessment review proceedings pursuant to Real Property Tax Law article 7, title 1-A, to review 162 small claims assessment review petitions, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Charde, J.H.O.), entered April 4, 1996, which dismissed the petitions.

        ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, with costs to the respondent.

        The Board of Assessment Review of the City of Mount Vernon dismissed numerous complaints filed by the petitioner Tax Recovery Corporation (hereinafter TRC) which represented property owners seeking to reduce their real property tax assessments, on the ground that requested information had not been timely submitted in connection with these complaints. TRC filed the instant small claims assessment review (hereinafter SCAR) proceedings to review the dismissal of the complaints. Judicial Hearing Officer Charde granted Mount Vernon's motion to dismiss the 162 petitions, and the petitioner subsequently appealed to this court from the hearing officer's determination.

        The clear language of RPTL 736(2) specifies that "[a] petitioner to an action pursuant to [RPTL article 7, title 1-A] may seek judicial review pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules." In the instant matter, the petitioner appealed from the order of the judicial hearing officer, rather than commencing a CPLR article 78 proceeding as directed by RPTL 736(2). Therefore, the appeal must be dismissed.

Summaries of

Tax Recovery Corp. v. City of Mount Vernon

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department
Apr 14, 1997
238 A.D.2d 430 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Tax Recovery Corp. v. City of Mount Vernon

Case Details

Full title:Tax Recovery Corp. v. City of Mount Vernon

Court:Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department

Date published: Apr 14, 1997

Citations

238 A.D.2d 430 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
656 N.Y.S.2d 642