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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Feb 01, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A4160
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAIA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Al Graf
2013-A4160 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A4160 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes municipalities in the county of Suffolk to establish programs for providing real property tax exemptions and abatements to landlords of senior citizens for the units occupied by the senior citizens; requires such abatements be passed through to seniors in the form of rent reductions.
2013-A4160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4160 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a senior citi- zen rent exemption and tax abatement program within Suffolk county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 467-g to read as follows: S 467-G. TENANTS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER WITHIN SUFFOLK COUN- TY. 1. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WITHIN SUFFOLK COUNTY IS HEREBY AUTHOR- IZED TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF SENIOR CITIZEN RENT EXEMPTION AND TAX ABATEMENT PROVIDED THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE PROVIDING THERE- FOR. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER, WHO RESIDE IN RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PREMISES AND WHO ARE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE INCOMES FALL WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY SUCH LAW OR ORDINANCE. 2. THE ELIGIBLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD SHALL APPLY EACH YEAR, PRIOR TO THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE PRESCRIBED BY LAW, TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL ASSESSOR FOR A TAX ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD. AS A REQUIRED PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, EACH APPLICANT SHALL ALSO SUBMIT AN ACCESSORY AGREEMENT SIGNED BY HIS OR HER LANDLORD, ATTESTING TO THE LANDLORD'S WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL INCLUDE THE LANDLORD'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO (A) REDUCE THE TENANT'S RENT ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY ONE-TWELFTH OF THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL EXEMPTION GRANTED, (B) REIMBURSE, TO THE RECEIVER OF TAXES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH GRANTED THE EXEMPTION, A PRO-RATED PORTION OF THE TAX ABATEMENT IF HIS OR HER QUALIFYING TENANT SHOULD MOVE DURING THE TAXABLE PERIOD AND (C) PERMIT ALL QUALIFYING TENANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05012-01-3
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