§ 796-j. Appointment of administrator. 1.(a) The court is authorized\nand empowered, in implementation of a judgment rendered pursuant to\nsection seven hundred ninety-six-h or seven hundred ninety-six-i of this\narticle, to appoint a person other than the owner, a mortgagee or a\nlienor, to receive and administer the rent moneys or security deposited\nwith such owner, mortgagee or lienor, subject to the court's direction.\n (b) The court may appoint the commissioner of the department charged\nwith enforcement of the housing maintenance code in the municipality\nwhere the dwelling is located or the commissioner's designee as such\nadministrator, provided that the commissioner or the commissioner's\ndesignee shall consent, in writing, to such appointment.\n (c) Any administrator is authorized and empowered in accordance with\nthe direction of the court, to:\n (i) order the necessary materials, labor and services to remove or\nremedy the conditions specified in the judgment, and to make\ndisbursements in payment thereof;\n (ii) demand, collect and receive the rents from the tenants of the\ndwelling;\n (iii) institute all necessary legal proceedings including, but not\nlimited to, summary proceedings for the removal of any tenant or\ntenants;\n (iv) to rent or lease for terms not exceeding three years any part of\nsaid premises, however, the court may direct the administrator to rent\nor lease commercial portions of a premises zoned for mixed commercial\nand residential use for terms that the court may approve; and\n (v) in accordance with the direction of the court, to accept and repay\nsuch moneys as may be received from the department or departments\ncharged with enforcement of the housing maintenance code in the\nmunicipality or municipalities where the dwelling is located for the\npurpose of managing the premises, replacing or substantially\nrehabilitating systems or making other repairs or capital improvements\nauthorized by the court. All moneys expended by such department or\ndepartments pursuant to the foregoing shall constitute a debt\nrecoverable from the owner and a lien upon the building and lot, and\nupon the rents and other income thereof.\n (d) Upon completion of the work prescribed in such judgment, the\nadministrator, shall file with the court a full accounting of all\nreceipts and expenditures for such work. The administrator shall dispose\nof the rents and other monies deposited with such administrator\naccording to the following order of priority:\n (i) 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 (ii) payment of a reasonable amount for the services of the\nadministrator, including reimbursement of any legal fees incurred by the\nadministrator in connection with management of the building.\n (iii) payment of outstanding real property tax liens claimed by any\nmunicipality in which the dwelling is located.\n (iv) payment of outstanding emergency repair liens filed and recorded\nby any municipality in which the dwelling is located and outstanding\nliens filed and recorded by such municipality or municipalities pursuant\nto this section.\n (v) payment to the owner of the dwelling of any surplus remaining\nafter payments of subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this\nparagraph have been made.\n 2. The court may allow from the rent moneys or security on deposit a\nreasonable amount for services of such administrator.\n 3. The administrator 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. The administrator shall fil
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