| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
| Jun 19, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5976
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
Actions
2009-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes a municipal corporation to allow disabled veterans who are not receiving public assistance, but who are entitled to the possession or to the use or occupancy of a dwelling unit, to be considered heads of households for purpose of eligibility for a tax abatement for rent regulated property.
2009-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5976
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing
a tax abatement for certain rental property occupied by disabled
veterans
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
Makes rent re-determinations under the Senior Citizen Rent Increase
Exemption Program (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption
Program (DRIE) retroactive to the time of the decrease in income of
the household.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
This bill will amend subdivision g of section 467-b(3)of the real
property tax law by adding the following language: when a
re-determination of the adjusted rent has been made pursuant to this
paragraph, such re-determination shall be made retroactive to the date
there was a permanent decrease in the combined income of all members
of the household.
JUSTIFICATION :
The SCRIE and DRIE programs provide exemption for low income senior
citizen and disabled tenants from certain rent increases. Senior
citizens and disabled citizens who lose an income earning spouse and
2009-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5976
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 19, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing a
tax abatement for certain rental property occupied by disabled veter-
ans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 467-b of the real
property tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of
2005, is amended to read as follows:
b. (1) for a dwelling unit where the head of the household qualifies
as a person with a disability pursuant to subdivision five of this
section, no tax abatement shall be granted if the combined income for
all members of the household for the current income tax year exceeds the
maximum income above which such head of the household would not be
eligible to receive cash supplemental security income benefits under
federal law during such tax year.
(2) FOR A DWELLING UNIT WHERE THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD QUALIFIES AS A
PERSON WITH A DISABILITY RECEIVING DISABILITY PENSION OR DISABILITY
COMPENSATION BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETER-
ANS AFFAIRS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, NO TAX ABATE-
MENT SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE COMBINED INCOME FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSEHOLD FOR THE CURRENT INCOME TAX YEAR EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM INCOME
ABOVE WHICH SUCH HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
CASH DISABILITY PENSION OR DISABILITY COMPENSATION BENEFITS UNDER FEDER-
AL LAW DURING SUCH TAX YEAR. PROVIDED THAT WHEN THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE-
HOLD RETIRES BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH INCOME TAX YEAR AND THE
DATE OF FILING THE APPLICATION, THE INCOME FOR SUCH YEAR MAY BE ADJUSTED
BY EXCLUDING SALARY OR EARNINGS AND PROJECTING HIS OR HER RETIREMENT
INCOME OVER THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF SUCH YEAR.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04889-03-9
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