CAN A DEED THAT AFFECTS PART OF A TAX LOT BE RECORDED IN NEW YORK CITY?
The New York City Register’s Office will no longer accept for recording a deed that affects only a part of a tax lot without the prior subdivision of the tax lot, except for a deed for air rights. The new requirement will not apply when the City of New York or any of its agencies is the grantor in the deed. The requirement will not also apply when a part of a tax lot is being conveyed together with another parcel on which there are existing improvements, or when the deed is required by the City to comply with the City surveyor’s request as part of the process of subdividing a tax lot. If the property has been subdivided but the newly issued tax lots are not shown in the ACRIS recording system the Deputy Register for the County in question should be contacted to arrange for the new lots to be reflected in ACRIS to allow the recording.
