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Senate Bill S3467

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes an appeal procedure for individuals who fail to file for a STAR exemption

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2009-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง425, RPT L

2009-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an appeal procedure for individuals who fail to file for a STAR exemption within the deadline.

2009-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3467

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MORAHAN,  FARLEY,  HANNON, LARKIN, SEWARD -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Local Government

AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing
  an appeal procedure for individuals  who  fail  to  file  for  a  STAR
  exemption

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 425 of the real property  tax  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-2) to read as follows:
  (B-2) APPEAL PROCEDURE FOR INDIVIDUALS FAILING TO FILE AFTER THE DEAD-
LINE. INDIVIDUALS WHO FAIL TO FILE WITHIN THE DEADLINE FOR THE EXEMPTION
ESTABLISHED  BY  THIS  SECTION,  MAY  APPEAL  TO THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT
REVIEW FOR RETROACTIVE RELIEF. SUCH INDIVIDUALS MUST SHOW A  LEGITIMATE,
GOOD CAUSE REASON AS TO WHY THEY MISSED THE DEADLINE TO FILE. IF LEGITI-
MATE,  GOOD  CAUSE IS SHOWN, THE ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD SHALL GRANT THE
PROPER STAR OR ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION  FOR  THE  MISSED  DEADLINE.  THE
OFFICE  OF REAL PROPERTY SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS APPEAL PROCESS BY JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011; provided, however,  that
the office of real property services is authorized to promulgate any and
all  rules  and  regulations  and  take  any other measures necessary to
implement this act on its effective date, on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02372-01-9

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