§ 778. Appointment of administrator. 1. The court is authorized and\nempowered, in implementation of a judgment rendered pursuant to section\nseven hundred seventy-six or seven hundred seventy-seven of this\narticle, to appoint a person other than the owner, a mortgagee or\nlienor, to receive and administer the rent moneys or security deposited\nwith such owner, mortgagee or lienor, subject to the court's direction.\nThe court may appoint the commissioner of the department of the city of\nNew York charged with enforcement of the housing maintenance code of\nsuch city or the commissioner's designee as such administrator, provided\nthat the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall consent, in\nwriting, to such appointment. Any administrator is authorized and\nempowered in accordance with the direction of the court, to order the\nnecessary materials, labor and services to remove or remedy the\nconditions specified in the judgment, and to make disbursements in\npayment thereof; and to demand, collect and receive the rents from the\ntenants; and to institute all necessary legal proceedings including, but\nnot limited to, summary proceedings for the removal of any tenant or\ntenants; and to rent or lease for terms not exceeding three years any\npart of said premises, however, the court may direct the administrator\nto rent or lease commercial parts of said premises for terms that the\ncourt may approve. In addition, such administrator is authorized and\nempowered in accordance with the direction of the court to accept and\nrepay such moneys as may be received from the department charged with\nenforcement of the housing maintenance code of the city of New York for\nthe purpose of managing the premises, replacing or substantially\nrehabilitating systems or making other repairs or capital improvements\nauthorized by the court. All moneys expended by the department pursuant\nto the foregoing shall constitute a debt recoverable from the owner and\na lien upon the building and lot, and upon the rents and other income\nthereof. Such lien shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions\nof article eight of subchapter five of the housing maintenance code of\nthe city of New York. Such administrator, shall, upon completion of the\nwork prescribed in such judgment, file with the court a full accounting\nof all receipts and expenditures for such work. Such administrator shall\ndispose of the rents and other monies deposited with such administrator\naccording to the following order of priority:\n (a) Payment in full for all of the work specified in the judgment.\nUntil all of the work specified in the judgment has been completed and\npayment for such work has been made, no other disbursements shall be\npermitted, except for fuel bills, fire and liability insurance, and\nbills for ordinary repairs and maintenance.\n (b) Payment of a reasonable amount for the services of such\nadministrator, including reimbursement of any legal fees incurred by\nsuch administrator in connection with management of the building.\n (c) Payment of outstanding real property tax liens claimed by the city\nof New York.\n (d) Payment of outstanding emergency repair liens filed and recorded\nby the city of New York and outstanding liens filed and recorded by the\ncity pursuant to this section.\n (e) Payment to the owner of any surplus remaining after payments of\nparagraphs (a) through (d) of this subdivision have been made.\n 2. Unless the administrator is the city of New York, the court may\nallow from the rent moneys or security on deposit a reasonable amount\nfor services of such administrator.\n 3. Unless such administrator is the city of New York, the\nadministrator so appointed shall furnish a bond, the amount and form of\nwhich shall be approved by the court. In its discretion and for good\ncause shown, the court may dispense with the necessity for a bond. The\ncost of a required bond shall be paid from the moneys so deposited.\n 4. Such admini
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