Senate Bill S6959

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring notice where the tentative equalization rate varies more than five percentage points from the locally stated level of assessment

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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-S6959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8805
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204, RPT L

2017-S6959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring notice where the tentative equalization rate varies more than five percentage points from the locally stated level of assessment within ten days of reciept of such rate or filing of the tentative assessment roll.

2017-S6959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6959                                                  A. 8805
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   notice  where  the  tentative  equalization rate varies more than five
   percentage points from the locally stated level of assessment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1204  of the real property tax law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. WHERE THE TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION RATE IS NOT WITHIN PLUS  OR  MINUS
 FIVE  PERCENTAGE  POINTS  OF THE LOCALLY STATED LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT, THE
 ASSESSOR SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE IN WRITING TO THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY  OF
 ANY  AFFECTED  TOWN,  CITY,  VILLAGE,  COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOCALLY STATED LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT AND THE TENTA-
 TIVE EQUALIZATION RATE.  SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE MADE WITHIN  TEN  DAYS  OF
 THE  RECEIPT  OF  THE TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION RATE, OR WITHIN TEN DAYS OF
 THE FILING OF THE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL,  WHICHEVER  IS  LATER,  AND
 SHALL PROVIDE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE INDICATED TOTAL FULL VALUE ESTIMATES
 OF THE LOCALLY STATED LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT AND THE TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION
 RATE  FOR THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN EACH AFFECTED TOWN, CITY, VILLAGE,
 COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE APPLICABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13811-01-7



              

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