Senate Bill S2726

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes a tax abatement for certain real property occupied by disabled veterans

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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-S2726 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4774
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5976
2013-2014: S1307, A3648
2015-2016: S3160, A4162
2017-2018: S5222, A3105
2019-2020: S3121

2011-S2726 (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.

2011-S2726 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2726

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

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.
                                                           LBD08689-01-1

              

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