Senate Bill S6961

2017-2018 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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2017-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3627
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9932
2011-2012: A473
2013-2014: A350
2015-2016: A1087
2019-2020: S2288, A3148

2017-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency or supervising agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days prior to the application renewal date.

2017-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6961
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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 442 of the laws of 2016, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   4.  a. (1) The head of the household must apply every two years to the
 appropriate rent control agency  or  administrative  agency  for  a  tax
 abatement certificate on a form prescribed by said agency.
   (2)  Upon the adoption of a local law, ordinance, or resolution by the
 governing board of a municipality, any head of household that  has  been
 issued  a  tax  abatement  certificate pursuant to this section for five
 consecutive benefit periods, and whose income  and  residence  have  not
 changed  since their last renewal application, shall be eligible to file
 a short form renewal. Such statement shall be on a  form  prescribed  by
 the  appropriate  rent control agency or administrative agency and shall
 include the following: (i) a sworn statement certifying that  such  head
 of  household  continues  to be eligible to receive such certificate and
 that their income and residence have not changed;  and  (ii)  a  certif-
 ication  to  be  signed  by  the  applicant stating that all information
 contained in their statement is true and correct  to  the  best  of  the
 applicant's  knowledge  and belief and stating that they understand that
 the willful making of any false statement of material fact therein shall
 subject them to the provisions of law relevant to the making and  filing
 of  false  instruments  and  loss  of their benefit, and that subsequent
 reapplication shall be as a new applicant.
   (b) A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount not in  excess
 of  the increase in maximum rent or legal regulated rent for the taxable
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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