Assembly Bill A4160

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities in Suffolk county to establish programs for senior citizen rent real property tax exemptions and abatements

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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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2013-A4160 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง467-g, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4060
2011-2012: A4066
2015-2016: A4545
2017-2018: A6332
2019-2020: A5233

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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