Assembly Bill A1976

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to tax exemptions for properties in violation of zoning laws

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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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2019-A1976 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4115
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §420-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1976, S4115

2019-A1976 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits tax exemptions for properties in violation of zoning laws.

2019-A1976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1976
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ZEBROWSKI, PEOPLES-STOKES, BRAUNSTEIN, GALEF,
   COLTON, GLICK, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Real Property Taxation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real property tax law, in relation to nonprofit
   organizations mandatory class

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 420-a of the real
 property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 919 of the laws of 1981, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) Real property such as specified in paragraph (a) of this  subdivi-
 sion  shall  not  be  exempt  if  any officer, member or employee of the
 owning corporation or association shall receive or may be lawfully enti-
 tled to receive any pecuniary profit from the operations thereof, except
 reasonable compensation for services in effecting one or  more  of  such
 purposes,   or  as  proper  beneficiaries  of  its  strictly  charitable
 purposes; or if the organization thereof for any such avowed purposes be
 a guise or pretense for directly or indirectly making any other  pecuni-
 ary profit for such corporation or association or for any of its members
 or  employees;  or  if  it  be  not in good faith organized or conducted
 exclusively for one or more of such purposes;  OR  IF  SUCH  PURPOSE  IN
 WHICH  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  IS  BEING USED IS IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE
 LOCAL ZONING LAWS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06286-01-9

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