Senate Bill S6853

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S6853 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9932
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §467-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S482, A473
2013-2014: S16, A350
2015-2016: S465, A1087
2017-2018: S4913, S7230, A3627
2019-2020: S4060, A3148

2009-S6853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 90 days prior to the application renewal date.

2009-S6853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6853

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 16, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the real  property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  renewal
  notices for applications under the SCRIE program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of  the  real  property  tax
law,  as  amended by chapter 651 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read
as follows:
  4. The head of the household must apply every two years to the  appro-
priate  rent control agency or administrative agency for a tax abatement
certificate on a form prescribed by said agency. A tax abatement certif-
icate setting forth an amount not in excess of the increase  in  maximum
rent or legal regulated rent for the taxable period or such other amount
as  shall be determined under subdivision three of this section shall be
issued by said agency to each head of the household who is found  to  be
eligible under this section on or before the last date prescribed by law
for  the  payment  of  the taxes or the first installment thereof of any
municipal corporation which has granted an abatement of taxes. Copies of
such certificate shall be issued to  the  owner  of  the  real  property
containing  the  dwelling  unit  of the head of the household and to the
collecting officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of each
municipal corporation which has granted the abatement of  taxes  author-
ized  by  this section.  THE APPROPRIATE RENT CONTROL AGENCY OR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF REQUIRED RENEWAL TO EACH  HEAD  OF
HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED
STATES  POSTAL  SERVICE  TO  THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE NO LESS THAN NINETY
DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of the real property tax  law,  as
added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  The  head of the household must apply each year to the appropriate
rent control agency for a tax abatement certificate on a form prescribed
by said agency. A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount  not
in  excess  of the increase in maximum rent for the taxable period shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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