Assembly Bill A1537

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows N.Y. city to provide tax and rent relief to senior citizens based on the metered use of water in a dwelling unit

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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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2017-A1537 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467, 467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7059
2011-2012: A1801
2013-2014: A709
2015-2016: A569

2017-A1537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a city of one million or more to provide tax and rent relief to senior citizens based on the metered use of water in a dwelling unit.

2017-A1537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1537
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, DINOWITZ, TITONE, MOYA
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and  referred  to
   the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to senior citizen
   water rate relief
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 467 of the real property  tax  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  IN  A  CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY LOCAL
 LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  MAY  BE
 AMENDED  OR  A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED TO
 PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION SHALL BE COMPUTED TO TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT  ANY
 FEE  OR  ASSESSMENT  PAID TO SUCH CITY BASED ON THE METERED USE OF WATER
 ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY.
   § 2. Section 467-b of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  ANY  LOCAL
 LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE
 AMENDED OR A LOCAL LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  MAY  BE  ADOPTED  TO
 PROVIDE  THAT  AMOUNT OF REAL PROPERTY TAX ON WHICH THE TAX ABATEMENT IS
 CALCULATED SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE AMOUNT PAID TO SUCH CITY BASED ON  THE
 METERED USE OF WATER ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH PROPERTY.
   § 3. Section 467-c of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  IN  A CITY HAVING  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY LOCAL
 LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  MAY  BE
 AMENDED  OR  A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED TO
 PROVIDE THAT THE RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION/TAX ABATEMENT SHALL BE COMPUTED
 TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY FEE OR ASSESSMENT PAID TO SUCH  CITY  BASED  ON
 THE METERED USE OF WATER ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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