On December 14, 2018, County Executive George Latimer signed the Cooperative Transparency Bill. Chapter 700 of the Laws of Westchester County has been amended to include a new section–section 700-21a. The complete law, committee comments, and text can be found at: https://bit.ly/2FsPbVf. The law shall become effective immediately. Under the new legislation the following timelines […]

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of The United States Treasury Department, has issued a new Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) issued under United States Code Title 31 Section 5326. This order, effective as of November 17, 2018 and running through May 15, 2019, authorizes the Treasury Department to collect information about certain transactions […]

Please be advised that on July 5th, Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower issued a ruling in favor of The New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA) in its case against The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). The Court sided with the NYSLTA on every point effectively annulling Regulation 208. Justice Rakower stated […]

Effective immediately, Yonkers has a new Real Property Transfer Tax Form. This form can be found on Judicial’s website or click here for access.  It can be identified by the notation “REV. 07-2018” on the bottom left corner of the document.  Previous versions of this form will not be accepted by Yonkers.