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Senate Bill S4014

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits landlords convicted of housing violations from claiming exemptions, credits or itemized deductions for such property on state tax returns

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2015-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง497, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2591
2011-2012: S1006
2013-2014: S130

2015-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits landlords convicted of housing violations from claiming exemptions, credits or itemized deductions for such property on state tax returns.

2015-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4014

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
  landlords  convicted  of  housing violations from claiming exemptions,
  credits or itemized deductions related  to  such  rental  property  on
  state tax returns

  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 497 to read as follows:
  S  497.  HOUSING VIOLATIONS; NO EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS OR DEDUCTIONS.  1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION,  ANY  RESI-
DENT  OR  NON-RESIDENT  PROPERTY  OWNER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED MORE THAN
TWICE FOR HOUSING VIOLATIONS ON RENTAL  PROPERTY  OWNED  IN  THIS  STATE
SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM  CLAIMING ON HIS OR HER STATE TAX RETURN ANY
EXEMPTION, CREDIT OR DEDUCTION RELATED TO  SUCH  RENTAL  PROPERTY  UNTIL
SUCH  VIOLATIONS  HAVE  BEEN  REMEDIATED.  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SUBJECT ANY UNDERPAYMENT OF TAX TO  THE
PENALTIES  PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (E) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE
OF THE TAX LAW.
  2. UPON THE CONVICTION OF A LANDLORD FOR ANY HOUSING  VIOLATION  IN  A
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SUCH COURT SHALL ISSUE TO SUCH LANDLORD
A  FORM  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS  OF THE COMMISSIONER IDENTIFYING SUCH
CONVICTION, ANY PRIOR CONVICTIONS, AND THE PROHIBITIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH FORM SHALL BE FILED WITH EACH STATE TAX RETURN
OF  SUCH  CONVICTED  LANDLORD UNTIL SUCH VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN REMEDIATED
AND CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  3.(A) UPON DECLARATION BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION THAT HOUS-
ING  VIOLATIONS  FOR  WHICH  A  CONVICTION  HAD  PREVIOUSLY BEEN ENTERED
AGAINST A LANDLORD HAVE BEEN REMEDIATED, SUCH COURT SHALL ISSUE TO  SUCH

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03529-01-5

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