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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A notice of environmental lien must state:
1. That the lienor is the New York environmental protection and spill compensation fund;
2. The name of the record owner of the real property on which the environmental lien has attached;
3. The real property subject to the lien, with a description thereof sufficient for identification;
4. That the real property described in the notice is the property upon which a discharge occurred and that cleanup and removal costs and damage costs have been incurred by the lienor as a result of such discharge;
5. That the owner is potentially liable for cleanup and removal costs and damage costs pursuant to section one hundred eighty-one of this part; and
6. That an environmental lien has attached to the described real property.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Navigation Law - NAV § 181-b. Environmental lien notice; contents - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/navigation-law/nav-sect-181-b/
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