If you owned one of the Round 10 properties taken through New York City's Third Party Transfer program, submit your claim through the court-supervised notice-and-claims process in Dorce v. City of New York.
Do not use the city's generic judgment-claim inquiry or notice-of-claim forms. The Third Party Transfer program seized distressed residential buildings for unpaid taxes and transferred ownership to developers. New York City agreed to a $60 million class-action settlement for those Round 10 takings, according to the Ropes & Gray settlement announcement.
Official resources:
- Read the official guidance from Nyc — Use this primary source to verify the official guidance.
- Read the official notice from Matthewlberman — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
Table of Contents
- Who can file?
- What did the lawsuit challenge?
- How do you submit the claim form?
- What if your property was taken earlier?
Who can file?
This settlement covers only Round 10 owners. That final 2017-2019 round included 64 properties with about 839 units, according to the RealtyToday settlement report. Check your transfer date and round before acting.
If your building transferred before 2017, you are not in this group. Owners from earlier rounds have no claim in this $60 million fund. Their properties remain outside this deal.
What did the lawsuit challenge?
The program foreclosed distressed tax-class one or two buildings with extended unpaid taxes, charges or violations, then transferred ownership directly to a nonprofit and affordable-housing developer, according to the NYC Department of Finance program page. The case is Dorce v. City of New York, S.D.N.Y. No.
19-cv-2216. Owners alleged the city took all equity, not just the amount owed, in violation of takings, due-process and equal-protection rules. The settlement resolves only the Round 10 takings claim. It does not return the properties themselves.
How do you submit the claim form?
Former owners file through the notice-and-claims process approved by the federal court. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon granted preliminary approval on Oct.
21, 2026, approved the form and manner of class notice, and set a final-approval hearing for May 5, 2027, according to the case page maintained by counsel Matthew L. Berman. No separate public claim portal or deadline is final yet. Use only the instructions in the court-approved notice.
- Confirm your property was in the 64-property Round 10 transfer.
- Watch for the court-approved class notice tied to your ownership record.
- Follow the filing instructions and return address stated in that notice.
- Do not file through NYC's generic judgment-claim or notice-of-claim forms.
What if your property was taken earlier?
More than 500 properties from Rounds 1-9 are excluded from this settlement. Those claims remain in litigation.
Do not submit a Round 1-9 property for payment from the $60 million fund. Keep any deed, tax, foreclosure and transfer records while that earlier-round litigation continues.