S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9932
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 12, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Aging
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 651 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read
as follows:
4. The head of the household must apply every two years to the appro-
priate rent control agency or administrative agency for a tax abatement
certificate on a form prescribed by said agency. A tax abatement certif-
icate setting forth an amount not in excess of the increase in maximum
rent or legal regulated rent for the taxable period or such other amount
as shall be determined under subdivision three of this section shall be
issued by said agency to each head of the household who is found to be
eligible under this section on or before the last date prescribed by law
for the payment of the taxes or the first installment thereof of any
municipal corporation which has granted an abatement of taxes. Copies of
such certificate shall be issued to the owner of the real property
containing the dwelling unit of the head of the household and to the
collecting officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of each
municipal corporation which has granted the abatement of taxes author-
ized by this section. THE APPROPRIATE RENT CONTROL AGENCY OR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF REQUIRED RENEWAL TO EACH HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED
STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE NO LESS THAN NINETY
DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as
added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
4. The head of the household must apply each year to the appropriate
rent control agency for a tax abatement certificate on a form prescribed
by said agency. A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount not
in excess of the increase in maximum rent for the taxable period shall
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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be issued by said agency to each head of the household who is found to
be eligible under this section on or before the last date prescribed by
law for the payment of the taxes or the first installment thereof of any
city, town or village which has granted an abatement of taxes. Copies of
such certificate shall be issued to the owner of the real property
containing the dwelling unit of the head of the household and to the
collecting officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of each
city, town or village which has granted the abatement of taxes author-
ized by this section. THE APPROPRIATE RENT CONTROL AGENCY OR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF REQUIRED RENEWAL TO EACH HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED
STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE NO LESS THAN NINETY
DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
S 3. This act shall take effect ninety days after it shall have become
a law; provided that the amendments to section 467-b of the real proper-
ty tax law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expi-
ration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 17 of chapter
576 of the laws of 1974, as amended, when upon such date the provisions
of section two of this act shall take effect.