S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2563
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2019
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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 increasing the
amount of the exemption permitted for capital improvements to residen-
tial buildings
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 421-f of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 590 of
the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) [Such] FOR EXEMPTIONS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND
AUTHORIZED BY A LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, SUCH exemption shall be limited to eighty thousand
dollars in increased market value, or such other sum less than eighty
thousand dollars, but not less than five thousand dollars as may be
provided by the local law or resolution, of the property attributable to
such reconstruction, alteration or improvement and any increase in
market value greater than such amount shall not be eligible for the
exemption pursuant to this section. FOR EXEMPTIONS GRANTED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION AND AUTHORIZED BY A LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON OR
AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE LIMIT-
ED TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN INCREASED MARKET VALUE, OR SUCH
OTHER SUM LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT NOT LESS THAN FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION, OF
THE PROPERTY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR IMPROVE-
MENT AND ANY INCREASE IN MARKET VALUE GREATER THAN SUCH AMOUNT SHALL NOT
BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. For the purposes
of this section, the market value of the reconstruction, alteration or
improvement shall be equal to the increased assessed value attributable
to such reconstruction, alteration or improvement divided by the class I
ratio in a special assessing unit or the most recently established state
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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equalization rate or special equalization rate in the remainder of the
state, except where the state equalization rate or special equalization
rate equals or exceeds ninety-five percent, in which case the increase
in assessed value attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or
improvement shall be deemed to equal the market value of such recon-
struction, alteration or improvement.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.