Assembly Bill A7938

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Grants real property tax abatement to rent-controlled or rent regulated properties when the maximum authorized rent exceeds 1/2 of the tenants' household income

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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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2015-A7938 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6669, A8979
2019-2020: A7308
2021-2022: A3292
2023-2024: A2389

2015-A7938 - Summary

Authorizes application of the property tax abatement for rent-controlled or rent regulated properties occupied by senior citizens or disabled persons, to those units occupied by tenants paying the maximum allowable rent when such rent exceeds 1/2 of the household income; provides for state payments to cities affected thereby equal to 10% of lost real property tax revenue.

2015-A7938 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7938

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Aging

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to tax abatements
  for  dwelling units occupied by certain persons residing in rent-cont-
  rolled or rent regulated properties; and providing state aid to cities
  affected by such tax abatements

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

  Section  1.  The section heading 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:
  Tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied
by  senior  citizens  or  persons  with disabilities OR PERSONS PAYING A
MAXIMUM RENT OR LEGAL REGULATED  RENT  WHICH  EXCEEDS  ONE-HALF  OF  THE
COMBINED INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD.
  S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real proper-
ty  tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of 2005,
is amended to read as follows:
  b. "Head of the household" means a person (i) who is  sixty-two  years
of  age  or  older,  or (ii) who qualifies as a person with a disability
pursuant to subdivision five of this section, OR (III) WHO PAYS A  MAXI-
MUM  RENT OR LEGAL REGULATED RENT WHICH EXCEEDS ONE-HALF OF THE COMBINED
INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS  OF  THEIR  HOUSEHOLD,  and  is  entitled  to  the
possession or to the use or occupancy of a dwelling unit;
  S  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as
amended by chapter 747 of the laws  of  1985,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  The  governing body of any municipal corporation is hereby author-
ized and empowered to adopt, after public hearing,  in  accordance  with
the  provisions  of  this  section, a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for the abatement  of  taxes  of  said  municipal  corporation

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09892-04-5
              

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2015-A7938A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6669, A8979
2019-2020: A7308
2021-2022: A3292
2023-2024: A2389

2015-A7938A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes application of the property tax abatement for rent-controlled or rent regulated properties occupied by senior citizens or disabled persons, to those units occupied by tenants paying the maximum allowable rent when such rent exceeds 1/2 of the household income; provides for state payments to cities affected thereby equal to 10% of lost real property tax revenue.

2015-A7938A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7938--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GJONAJ, PICHARDO, CRESPO, SIMOTAS, BLAKE, DINOW-
  ITZ, SEPULVEDA, RODRIGUEZ, KEARNS, RYAN, WEPRIN, DenDEKKER,  KAMINSKY,
  DAVILA, BENEDETTO, ARROYO, SIMANOWITZ, TITONE, JOYNER, THIELE, MILLER,
  GOLDFEDER,  BRENNAN,  DILAN,  TITUS,  STECK,  SEAWRIGHT, HIKIND, COOK,
  PRETLOW, SKARTADOS, BRINDISI, PERRY, LENTOL,  ORTIZ,  ABBATE,  MOSLEY,
  FAHY, SOLAGES, HEVESI, SIMON, BARRON, SKOUFIS, RAMOS, CUSICK, LINARES,
  STIRPE,  ROBINSON,  NOLAN, RICHARDSON, LUPARDO, LAVINE, WOERNER, McDO-
  NALD, RIVERA, KIM, ROZIC, MOYA, BICHOTTE, HARRIS, ENGLEBRIGHT, ZEBROW-
  SKI, JEAN-PIERRE, HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Aging -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Aging  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to tax abatements
  for  dwelling units occupied by certain persons residing in rent-cont-
  rolled or rent regulated properties; and providing state aid to cities
  affected by such tax abatements

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

  Section  1.  The section heading 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:
  Tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied
by  senior  citizens  or  persons  with disabilities OR PERSONS PAYING A
MAXIMUM RENT OR LEGAL REGULATED  RENT  WHICH  EXCEEDS  ONE-HALF  OF  THE
COMBINED INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD.
  S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real proper-
ty  tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of 2005,
is amended to read as follows:
  b. "Head of the household" means a person (i) who is  sixty-two  years
of  age  or  older,  or (ii) who qualifies as a person with a disability
pursuant to subdivision five of this section, OR (III) WHO PAYS A  MAXI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09892-06-6
              

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