N.Y. RPA Law § 796-K

§ 796-k. Presentation or settlement of accounts. The court shall\nrequire the keeping of written accounts itemizing the receipts and\nexpenditures for work performed under an order issued pursuant to\nsection seven hundred ninety-six-h or seven hundred ninety-six-i of this\narticle, which shall be open to inspection by the owner of the dwelling,\nor any mortgagee or lienor or any other person having an interest in\nsuch receipts or expenditures provided, however, that notwithstanding\nany other provision of law to the contrary, such information as may be\nin the possession of the department charged with the enforcement of the\nhousing maintenance code of the municipality shall be available from\nsuch department for inspection only by the owner of the dwelling, the\ntenant of the dwelling, or a person having a recorded interest in the\nproperty. Upon motion of the court or the administrator or of the owner,\nany mortgagee or lienor of record or of any person having an interest,\nthe court may require a presentation or settlement of the accounts with\nrespect thereto. Notice of a motion for presentation or settlement of\nsuch accounts shall be served on the owner, any mortgagee or other\nlienor of record who appeared in the proceeding and any person having an\ninterest in such receipts or expenditures.\n