March v. City of Albany

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Malone, Jr., J.), entered May 18, 2004 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to remove a lien against their real property.

In February 2003, respondent ordered that a vacant structure on petitioners’ property be demolished out of concerns for public safety. It then billed petitioners for the $15,000 in demolition costs and informed them that their failure to pay this sum would result in it being added to their tax bill as a lien against the property. Petitioners commenced this…