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Senate Bill S4173

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows N.Y. city to provide tax and rent relief to senior citizens based on the metered use of water in a dwelling unit

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2011-S4173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1801
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง467, 467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7059
2013-2014: S4788, A709
2015-2016: A569
2017-2018: A1537

2011-S4173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a city of one million or more to provide tax and rent relief to senior citizens based on the metered use of water in a dwelling unit.

2011-S4173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4173

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 22, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 senior citizen
  water rate relief

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 467 of the real property tax law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E) IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  ANY  LOCAL
LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE
AMENDED OR A LOCAL LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  MAY  BE  ADOPTED  TO
PROVIDE  THAT  THE  EXEMPTION SHALL BE COMPUTED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY
FEE OR ASSESSMENT PAID TO SUCH CITY BASED ON THE METERED  USE  OF  WATER
ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY.
  S 2. Section 467-b of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  IN  A  CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY LOCAL
LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  MAY  BE
AMENDED  OR  A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED TO
PROVIDE THAT AMOUNT OF REAL PROPERTY TAX ON WHICH THE TAX  ABATEMENT  IS
CALCULATED  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE AMOUNT PAID TO SUCH CITY BASED ON THE
METERED USE OF WATER ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH PROPERTY.
  S 3. Section 467-c of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13. IN A CITY HAVING  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,  ANY  LOCAL
LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE
AMENDED OR A LOCAL LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  MAY  BE  ADOPTED  TO
PROVIDE THAT THE RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION/TAX ABATEMENT SHALL BE COMPUTED
TO  TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT ANY FEE OR ASSESSMENT PAID TO SUCH CITY BASED ON
THE METERED USE OF WATER ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05089-01-1

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