Senate Bill S4951

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one half of their 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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2017-S4951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1962
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7539
2011-2012: S483
2013-2014: S17, A32
2015-2016: S177, A5553

2017-S4951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one-half of their income.

2017-S4951 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4951
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ,  AVELLA,  PARKER  -- 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  adding  rent
   protection  for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed
   seventy thousand dollars in cases where their rent is more  than  one-
   half of their income
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 467-b of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. A.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, OR
 ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, AND IN ADDITION TO ANY
 EXISTING SENIOR CITIZEN RENT EXEMPTION, THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY  CITY,
 TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER
 PUBLIC HEARING, A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING  FOR  THE
 ABATEMENT OF TAXES OF SAID MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IMPOSED ON REAL PROPER-
 TY  CONTAINING  A  DWELLING UNIT AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION BY AN AMOUNT
 NOT IN EXCESS OF THAT PORTION OF ANY  INCREASE  IN  MAXIMUM  RENT  WHICH
 CAUSES  SUCH  MAXIMUM  RENT TO EXCEED ONE-HALF OF THE COMBINED INCOME OF
 ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD, WHERE: (1) THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD IS  A
 PERSON  SIXTY-TWO  YEARS  OF  AGE OR OLDER; AND (2) THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
 DOES NOT EXCEED SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.
   B. ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL PROVIDE THAT FOR A DWELLING  UNIT
 WHERE  THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD QUALIFIES AS A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, NO TAX ABATEMENT SHALL  BE
 GRANTED  IF THE COMBINED INCOME FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD FOR THE
 CURRENT INCOME TAX YEAR EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM INCOME AT WHICH SUCH HEAD OF
 THE HOUSEHOLD WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CASH SUPPLEMENTAL SECURI-
 TY INCOME BENEFITS UNDER FEDERAL LAW DURING SUCH TAX YEAR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07178-01-7
              

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