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Assembly Bill A2988

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the working families property tax relief act

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2009-A2988 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §459-d, RPT L; amd §601, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4806

2009-A2988 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the working families property tax relief act, providing a tax cap to individuals whose combined household income is less than one hundred thousand dollars for residential properties which are owner occupied.

2009-A2988 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2988

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, COOK, ERRIGO, FINCH, THIELE, WALKER, GIGLIO
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BACALLES, BARCLAY, CONTE, CORWIN,
  HAWLEY, P. LOPEZ, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MOLINARO, QUINN, RAIA,  SALADI-
  NO,  SCOZZAFAVA,  SEMINERIO,  TOWNS, TOWNSEND, WEISENBERG -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law and the tax law,  in  relation
  to establishing the working families property tax relief act

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "working
families property tax relief act."
  S  2.  The  real  property  tax law is amended by adding a new section
459-d to read as follows:
  S 459-D. WORKING FAMILIES PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. 1.  REAL PROPERTY OWNED
BY ONE OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  A  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  CAP
PROVIDED  THE  GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN WHICH THE
REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS  A  LOCAL  LAW,
ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING  THAT  REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR SUCH
PROPERTY BE CAPPED AT SIX PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
  2. PROPERTY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX CAP IF:
  (A) THE COMBINED INCOME OF THE  HOUSEHOLD  OF  THE  PROPERTY  FOR  THE
INCOME  TAX  YEAR  IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION FOR THE
CAP DOES NOT EXCEED THE SUM OF  ONE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS.  INCOME
SHALL  MEAN  THE  AGGREGATE  ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSEHOLD FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR AS FILED, OR AS WOULD HAVE BEEN FILED, ON
THEIR FEDERAL PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN;
  (B) THE REAL PROPERTY IS THE LEGAL RESIDENCE OF  AND  IS  OCCUPIED  IN
WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE OWNER OR ALL OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY;
  (C)  THE  REAL  PROPERTY IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT
SO USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES  BUT  IS  USED  FOR  OTHER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03835-01-9
              

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