Assembly Bill A3078

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Reduces from one-third to one-fourth of income the applicability of the senior citizens' rent increase exemption

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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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2013-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S644
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §467-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3073, S1382
2011-2012: A2987, S1786
2015-2016: A4575, S3165
2017-2018: S5226
2019-2020: S2944

2013-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the tax abatements for certain rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens commonly known as the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) shall be applicable where the rent constitutes more than one-fourth rather than one-third of the tenant's income.

2013-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3078

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property tax law, in relation to the income
  level for the applicability of  the  senior  citizens'  rent  increase
  exemption

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 2 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph d of  subdi-
vision 3 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, subdivision 2 as
amended  by  chapter 747 of the laws of 1985 and subparagraph 3 of para-
graph d of subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of chapter 188  of  the
laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
  2.   The governing body of any municipal corporation is hereby author-
ized and empowered to adopt, after public hearing,  in  accordance  with
the  provisions  of  this  section, a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for the abatement  of  taxes  of  said  municipal  corporation
imposed on real property containing a dwelling unit as defined herein by
one of the following amounts:
  (a)  where the head of the household does not receive a monthly allow-
ance for shelter pursuant to the social services law, an amount  not  in
excess  of  that  portion of any increase in maximum rent or legal regu-
lated rent which causes such maximum rent or  legal  regulated  rent  to
exceed  [one-third]  ONE-FOURTH of the combined income of all members of
the household; or
  (b) where the head of the household receives a monthly  allowance  for
shelter  pursuant to the social services law, an amount not in excess of
that portion of any increase in maximum rent  or  legal  regulated  rent
which  is  not  covered  by the maximum allowance for shelter which such
person is entitled to receive pursuant to the social services law.
  (3) where the head of the household does not receive a monthly  allow-
ance  for  shelter  pursuant  to  the social services law, the amount by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03593-01-3

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