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Ava Kim
UPDATE: Got everything sorted out! Turns out our LLC name change was minor enough that I could file the continuation under the original debtor name. Used a document verification service to double-check everything before submitting and it caught a small error in the filing number I had transcribed wrong. Filed electronically yesterday morning and got confirmation this afternoon. Crisis averted! Thanks everyone for the advice.
Layla Mendes
•Great outcome! Those last-minute UCC emergencies are so stressful but you handled it well
Phew! Reading this gave me anxiety just thinking about missing a continuation deadline
Aria Park
This thread is a perfect example of why UCC deadline tracking is so important. For anyone else reading this, set calendar reminders at 4 years, 4.5 years, and 4 years 9 months after your initial filing. Don't wait until the last 6 months to think about continuations.
Noah Ali
•Such good advice. I have automatic reminders set up now after almost missing one last year
Yeah the 5-year renewal cycle catches people off guard all the time
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Sienna Gomez
For future reference, NY has some good guidance documents on their website about debtor name requirements. They're buried pretty deep but worth finding for repeat filers.
Sienna Gomez
•They're under the UCC forms section, not super obvious but definitely helpful for getting the formatting right.
Rudy Cenizo
•NY really should make those guidance docs more prominent. Would save everyone a lot of headaches.
Update - refiled with 'Mountain View Properties LLC' exactly as shown in the state database and included specific equipment details. Also ran it through that Certana verification tool first. Fingers crossed this one goes through!
Caden Turner
•Great to hear you tried the document checker. Hope it saves you from another rejection.
Val Rossi
•Let us know how it goes - always good to hear success stories with NY filings.
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Lily Young
I'd also verify that your original UCC-1 is still valid and hasn't already lapsed. Mobile home deals sometimes have longer gaps between filing and continuation and you might be past the 5-year window already.
Lily Young
•Smart approach. Better to get it sorted now than scramble in February.
March 2025 deadline means you can file the continuation anytime within 6 months before expiration, so you have plenty of time if you need to do an amendment first.
Final thought - make sure your continuation statement references the original filing number exactly. I've seen continuations rejected because someone transposed digits in the filing number even when everything else was perfect.
Good catch! I'll double-check that filing number. It's easy to make a typo when you're rushing to get documents filed.
Justin Chang
•This is another thing those document verification tools catch - makes sure filing numbers match exactly between related documents.
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Quick question - when you say manufacturing equipment, are we talking about stuff that might be fixtures? Because fixture filings have their own rules and the non-transferable language might be more relevant there.
Okay then you're definitely good with a standard UCC-1. Fixture filings are where things get weird with real estate restrictions.
Yeah fixture filings are a whole different beast. Regular equipment UCC-1s are much simpler.
I actually ran into a similar document verification issue recently and ended up trying that Certana tool someone mentioned earlier. Really handy for these situations where you're not sure if contract language affects filing requirements. Just upload both documents and it highlights any potential conflicts or missing elements.
KhalilStar
•Two people mentioning the same tool - must be worth checking out. Thanks for the recommendation.
Jayden Reed
•I'm always skeptical of these automated tools but document verification does sound useful for complex agreements.
Abigail bergen
For what it's worth, our law firm sent out a memo saying the UCC changes don't affect existing continuation schedules. The updates are primarily about standardizing electronic filing processes across states.
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Aria Khan
•That matches what others are saying. Sounds like I was overthinking this - the timing rules are the same, just the filing validation is more strict.
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Ahooker-Equator
•Better to overthink it than miss a continuation deadline! But yeah, you should be fine with your existing timeline calculations.
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Anderson Prospero
Thanks everyone for the clarification. Sounds like I need to focus on making sure our UCC-3 continuations will match properly under the updated validation rules rather than worrying about timeline changes. The document checking tools mentioned here sound like they'll save us a lot of headaches.
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Tyrone Hill
•Exactly right. Same deadlines, just need to be more careful about the filing details.
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Toot-n-Mighty
•Keep us posted on how your continuation batch goes. Always helpful to hear about real-world experiences with the updated processes.
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