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Unclaimed Funds Agency: New York State Comptroller. Division: Department of Audit and Control Abandoned Property Unit Local Office. Phone Number: (800) 221-9311. Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM.

New York's APL was enacted to protect individuals from losing their assets to businesses who were easygoing with their notifications to debtees. Property is usually presumed abandoned if there has not been any activity on the account for a set period, usually between two and five years.

The property is deemed to be vacant and abandoned if, after three consecutive inspections, the mortgagee finds that: No occupant was present and there was no evidence of occupancy at the property. Basic maintenance work is not being performed.

Rather, if there is no communication between the business and the owner of the property during a pre-set ?dormancy period,? typically three to five years, the property is deemed ?abandoned? and is required to be remitted to the state of the owner's last known address.

New York State's Abandoned Property Law requires certain entities to transfer abandoned money or securities to the New York State Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds. Entities required to report and remit unclaimed funds include, for example, banks, insurance companies, corporations and state agencies.

§1422 of the APL requires that, at least 90 days prior to submitting its final report, the holder send a notice by first class mail to each owner whose name is expected to appear on that report unless the address for the owner is unknown or the holder can demonstrate that the address it maintains for the owner is not ...