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Senate Bill S1942

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that where a senior citizen purchases real property after the taxable status date, such person shall be eligible for the enhanced STAR exemption

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2011-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2137
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2925, A6842
2013-2014: S3310, A4119
2015-2016: S4152, A5635
2017-2018: S3228, A2681

2011-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that where a person who meets the requirements for an enhanced exemption for property owned by senior citizens purchases real property after the levy of taxes, such person may file an application for exemption to the assessor within thirty days of the transfer of title to such person for such exemption.

2011-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1942                                                  A. 2137

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, JOHNSON, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Aging

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- 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 enhanced school tax relief exemption for senior  citizens  for
  properties purchased after the levy of taxes

  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 (f) to read as follows:
  (F)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, WHERE  A  PERSON  WHO  MEETS  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  AN  ENHANCED
EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY SENIOR CITIZENS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
PURCHASES  PROPERTY  AFTER  THE  LEVY  OF TAXES, SUCH PERSON MAY FILE AN
APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION WITH THE ASSESSOR WITHIN THIRTY  DAYS  OF  THE
TRANSFER  OF  TITLE  TO  SUCH PERSON. THE ASSESSOR SHALL MAKE A DETERMI-
NATION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE PARCEL  WOULD  HAVE  QUALIFIED  FOR  EXEMPT
STATUS  ON  THE TAX ROLL ON WHICH THE TAXES WERE LEVIED HAD TITLE TO THE
PARCEL BEEN IN THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT  ON  THE  TAXABLE  STATUS  DATE
APPLICABLE  TO  THE  TAX  ROLL.  THE  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE  ON  A FORM
PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD. THE ASSESSOR, NO LATER THAN  THIRTY  DAYS
AFTER  RECEIPT  OF SUCH APPLICATION, SHALL NOTIFY BOTH THE APPLICANT AND
THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW, BY  FIRST  CLASS  MAIL,  OF  THE  EXEMPT
AMOUNT,  IF  ANY,  AND  THE RIGHT OF THE OWNER TO A REVIEW OF THE EXEMPT
AMOUNT UPON THE FILING OF A WRITTEN COMPLAINT. SUCH COMPLAINT  SHALL  BE
ON  A  FORM  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE STATE BOARD AND SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW WITHIN TWENTY DAYS OF  THE  MAILING  OF  THIS
NOTICE.    IF  NO  COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED, THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03822-01-1

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