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Assembly Bill A1808

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the issuance by an assessor of a receipt for the submission of an application for the STAR exemption, and for provision of a postpaid envelope

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2009-A1808 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3087
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง425, RPT L

2009-A1808 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the issuance by an assessor of a receipt for the submission of an application for the STAR exemption, upon request of the applicant; requires the applicant to provide a self-addressed, postpaid envelope when the request is made other than in person.

2009-A1808 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1808

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MORELLE, ORTIZ, GALEF, KOON, STIRPE -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CAHILL,  COOK,  CUSICK,  DelMONTE,  DESTITO,
  MAGEE,  MAGNARELLI,  McENENY, PAULIN, RAMOS, REILLY, WEINSTEIN -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  the  issuance
  of a receipt for the filing of a STAR application

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 425 of  the  real
property  tax law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 389 of the
laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Generally. All owners of the property who primarily reside thereon
must jointly file an application for exemption with the assessor  on  or
before  the  appropriate  taxable status date.   Such application may be
filed by mail  if  it  is  enclosed  in  a  postpaid  envelope  properly
addressed  to  the  appropriate  assessor, deposited in a post office or
official depository under the exclusive care of the United States postal
service, and postmarked by the United States postal service on or before
the applicable taxable status date.  Each such application shall be made
on a form prescribed by the state board, which shall require the  appli-
cant  or  applicants  to  agree  to notify the assessor if their primary
residence changes while their property is receiving the exemption.   The
assessor  may  request  that  proof  of  residency be submitted with the
application.  IF THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A RECEIPT FROM THE  ASSESSOR  AS
PROOF  OF SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION, THE ASSESSOR SHALL PROVIDE SUCH
RECEIPT. IF SUCH REQUEST IS MADE BY OTHER  THAN  PERSONAL  REQUEST,  THE
APPLICANT  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  ASSESSOR  WITH A SELF-ADDRESSED POSTPAID
ENVELOPE IN WHICH TO MAIL THE RECEIPT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD04129-01-9

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