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Senate Bill S4337

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants real property tax exemption to owner of property for cost of removing graffiti placed by a third party

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2009-S4337 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง487-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2079

2009-S4337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants real property tax exemption to owner of property for cost of removing graffiti placed by a third party on said property.

2009-S4337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4337

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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  an  exemption
  for the removal of graffiti

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

  Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 487-b to read as follows:
  S  487-B.  EXEMPTION  FOR  REMOVING GRAFFITI. 1. A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,
VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY  IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS, OR RESOL-
UTIONS IN THE CASE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM
TAXATION  TO THE EXTENT THAT AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY SHALL INCUR COSTS
IN REMOVING GRAFFITI FROM SAID REAL PROPERTY PLACED THEREON BY  A  THIRD
PARTY.
  2.  SUCH  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION SHALL BE GRANTED UPON AN APPLICATION
MADE UPON A FORM TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD, BY THE  OWNER  OF
SUCH  PROPERTY  TO  THE  ASSESSOR  OF  THE CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY
HAVING THE POWER TO ASSESS PROPERTY FOR TAXATION ON OR BEFORE THE APPRO-
PRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE OF SUCH CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR  COUNTY.    IF
THE  ASSESSOR IS SATISFIED THAT THE PROPERTY IS ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, HE OR SHE SHALL APPROVE  THE  APPLICATION  AND
SUCH  PROPERTY  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION AND SPECIAL AD VALOREM
LEVIES AS TO THE EXTENT OF THE COST OF REMOVING THE GRAFFITI AS PROVIDED
IN THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03824-01-9

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