Assembly Bill A4591

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to granting a STAR exemption to the relative of the owner of land who is using the land for agricultural purposes and is paying the school taxes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4591 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4044
2013-2014: A2546
2015-2016: A4316
2017-2018: A896
2019-2020: A1464

2011-A4591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to granting a STAR exemption to the relative within two degrees of consanguinity of the owner of property if the relative is using the land for agricultural purposes and is paying the school taxes on the property.

2011-A4591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4591

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING,
  FINCH  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Real Property
  Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  eligibility
  for the school real property (STAR) tax exemption

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 425 of the real property  tax  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
  (F)  RELATIVE  TAXPAYERS. IF A MEMBER OF THE OWNER'S FAMILY WITHIN TWO
DEGREES OF CONSANGUINITY OR A MEMBER OF A CO-OWNER'S FAMILY  WITHIN  TWO
DEGREES OF CONSANGUINITY IS USING THE PROPERTY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
AND IS ALSO PAYING THE SCHOOL TAXES FOR THE PROPERTY THEN THAT MEMBER OF
THE  OWNER'S  OR  CO-OWNER'S  FAMILY  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE EXEMPTION
PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION AND NOT THE OWNER OF THE  PROPERTY.    FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "AGRICULTURAL  PURPOSES"  SHALL MEAN THE
PRODUCING OF FOOD UPON A FARM  OR  ELSEWHERE  ON  THE  PROPERTY  BY  THE
TILLAGE  OF  THE  SOIL,  THE  COMMERCIAL  RAISING, SHEARING, FEEDING AND
MANAGEMENT OF ANIMALS OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, RANCHING  OR
DAIRYING PROCESSES AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURE OF FOODS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
administration of the STAR exemption beginning with the 2011-2012 school
year.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04753-01-1

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