NY State Assembly Bill 2019-A3148A

Assembly Bill A3148A

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 08, 2019	signed chap.472
Oct 28, 2019	delivered to governor
May 06, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.236 substituted for a3148a
May 06, 2019	substituted by s4060
May 02, 2019	advanced to third reading cal.236
Apr 30, 2019	reported
Apr 09, 2019	reported referred to ways and means
Mar 21, 2019	print number 3148a
Mar 21, 2019	amend and recommit to aging
Jan 28, 2019	referred to aging

Votes

- Mar 26, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S4060
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 26, 2019
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (2)
      
      Akshar
      
      Antonacci
      
      excused (1)
      
      Boyle
  Mar 19, 2019 - Aging Committee Vote
  S4060
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Aging Committee Vote: Mar 19, 2019
      
      aye (6)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Biaggi
      
      Jacobs
      
      May
      
      Serrano
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Serino

Bill Amendments

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2019-A3148 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4060
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A9932, S6853
2011-2012: A473, S482
2013-2014: A350, S16
2015-2016: A1087, S465
2017-2018: A3627, S4913, S7230

2019-A3148 - Summary

Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency or supervising agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days prior to the application renewal date.

2019-A3148 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3148
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, BENEDETTO, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL,
   ABBATE,  COOK,  CRESPO,  PERRY,  WRIGHT,   RIVERA,   WEPRIN,   COLTON,
   SEAWRIGHT, BARRON, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER,
   EPSTEIN,  GLICK,  HEVESI,  McDONOUGH,  M. G. MILLER  --  read once and
   referred to the Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the real  property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  renewal
   notices for applications under the SCRIE program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of  the  real  property  tax
 law,  as  amended by chapter 442 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
 as follows:
   4. a. (1) The head of the household must apply every two years to  the
 appropriate  rent  control  agency  or  administrative  agency for a tax
 abatement certificate on a form prescribed by said agency.
   (2) Upon the adoption of a local law, ordinance, or resolution by  the
 governing  board  of a municipality, any head of household that has been
 issued a tax abatement certificate pursuant to  this  section  for  five
 consecutive  benefit  periods,  and  whose income and residence have not
 changed since their last renewal application, shall be eligible to  file
 a  short  form  renewal. Such statement shall be on a form prescribed by
 the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency  and  shall
 include  the  following: (i) a sworn statement certifying that such head
 of household continues to be eligible to receive  such  certificate  and
 that  their  income  and  residence have not changed; and (ii) a certif-
 ication to be signed by  the  applicant  stating  that  all  information
 contained  in  their  statement  is  true and correct to the best of the
 applicant's knowledge and belief and stating that they  understand  that
 the willful making of any false statement of material fact therein shall
 subject  them to the provisions of law relevant to the making and filing

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00781-01-9

 A. 3148                             2
 
 of false instruments and loss of  their  benefit,  and  that  subsequent
 reapplication shall be as a new applicant.
   (b)  A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount not in excess
 of the increase in maximum rent or legal regulated rent for the  taxable
 period  or  such  other  amount as shall be determined under subdivision
 three of this section shall be issued by said agency to each head of the
 household who is found to be eligible under this section  on  or  before
 the  last  date  prescribed  by  law for the payment of the taxes or the
 first installment thereof of any municipal corporation which has granted
 an abatement of taxes. Copies of such certificate shall be issued to the
 owner of the real property containing the dwelling unit of the  head  of
 the  household  and  to  the collecting officer charged with the duty of
 collecting the taxes of each municipal corporation which has granted the
 abatement of taxes authorized by  this  section.  THE  APPROPRIATE  RENT
 CONTROL  AGENCY OR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF REQUIRED
 RENEWAL TO EACH HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER
 THIS SECTION VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE
 NO LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  The  head of the household must apply each year to the appropriate
 rent control agency for a tax abatement certificate on a form prescribed
 by said agency. A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount  not
 in  excess  of the increase in maximum rent for the taxable period shall
 be issued by said agency to each head of the household who is  found  to
 be  eligible under this section on or before the last date prescribed by
 law for the payment of the taxes or the first installment thereof of any
 city, town or village which has granted an abatement of taxes. Copies of
 such certificate shall be issued to  the  owner  of  the  real  property
 containing  the  dwelling  unit  of the head of the household and to the
 collecting officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of each
 city, town or village which has granted the abatement of  taxes  author-
 ized  by  this section.  THE APPROPRIATE RENT CONTROL AGENCY OR ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF REQUIRED RENEWAL TO EACH  HEAD  OF
 HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED
 STATES  POSTAL  SERVICE  TO  THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE NO LESS THAN THIRTY
 DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
   § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 467-c of the real property tax  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  442  of  the  laws  of 2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. a. (1) Any such local law or ordinance may provide that the  eligi-
 ble head of the household shall apply annually to the supervising agency
 for  a rent increase exemption order/tax abatement certificate on a form
 to be prescribed and made available by the supervising agency.
   (2) Upon the adoption of a local law, ordinance, or resolution by  the
 governing  board  of a municipality, any head of household that has been
 issued a tax abatement certificate pursuant to  this  section  for  five
 consecutive  benefit  periods,  and  whose income and residence have not
 changed since their last renewal application, shall be eligible to  file
 a  short  form  renewal. Such statement shall be on a form prescribed by
 the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency  and  shall
 include  the  following: (i) a sworn statement certifying that such head
 of household continues to be eligible to receive  such  certificate  and
 that  their  income  and  residence have not changed; and (ii) a certif-
 ication to be signed by  the  applicant  stating  that  all  information
 contained  in  their  statement  is  true and correct to the best of the

 A. 3148                             3
 
 applicant's knowledge and belief and stating that they  understand  that
 the willful making of any false statement of material fact therein shall
 subject  them to the provisions of law relevant to the making and filing
 of  false  instruments  and  loss  of their benefit, and that subsequent
 reapplication shall be as a new applicant.
   (b) The supervising agency shall approve  or  disapprove  applications
 and,  if  it  approves,  shall issue a rent increase exemption order/tax
 abatement certificate. Copies of such order/certificate shall be  issued
 to  the  housing company managing the dwelling unit of the eligible head
 of the household, to the eligible head  of  the  household  and  to  the
 collecting  officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of the
 municipality. THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE  OF
 REQUIRED  RENEWAL  TO  EACH  HEAD  OF  HOUSEHOLD  CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN
 EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE  TO  THEIR
 PRIMARY  RESIDENCE  NO  LESS  THAN  THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION
 RENEWAL DATE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become a law; provided that the amendments to section 467-b of the
 real property tax law made by section one of this act shall  be  subject
 to  the  expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 17
 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, as amended, when upon such date  the
 provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.

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2019-A3148A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4060
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A9932, S6853
2011-2012: A473, S482
2013-2014: A350, S16
2015-2016: A1087, S465
2017-2018: A3627, S4913, S7230

2019-A3148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-A3148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3148--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, BENEDETTO, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL,
   ABBATE,  COOK,  CRESPO,  PERRY,  WRIGHT,   RIVERA,   WEPRIN,   COLTON,
   SEAWRIGHT, BARRON, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER,
   EPSTEIN,  GLICK,  HEVESI,  McDONOUGH,  M. G. MILLER  --  read once and
   referred to the Committee  on  Aging  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real  property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  renewal
   notices for applications under the SCRIE program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of  the  real  property  tax
 law,  as  amended by chapter 360 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read
 as follows:
   4. a. (1) The head of the household must apply every two years to  the
 appropriate  rent  control  agency  or  administrative  agency for a tax
 abatement certificate on a form prescribed by  said  agency.  Such  form
 shall  be made available to any organization, entity, or agency partner-
 ing with the supervising agency pursuant to subdivision three-a of  this
 section.  Any  completed application received pursuant to paragraph d of
 subdivision three-a of this section shall be treated as if it  had  been
 received directly from the applicant or participant.
   (2)  Upon the adoption of a local law, ordinance, or resolution by the
 governing board of a municipality, any head of household that  has  been
 issued  a  tax  abatement  certificate pursuant to this section for five
 consecutive benefit periods, and whose income  and  residence  have  not
 changed  since their last renewal application, shall be eligible to file
 a short form renewal. Such statement shall be on a  form  prescribed  by
 the  appropriate  rent control agency or administrative agency and shall
 include the following: (i) a sworn statement certifying that  such  head
 of  household  continues  to be eligible to receive such certificate and

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

                                                            LBD00781-03-9

 A. 3148--A                          2
 
 that their income and residence have not changed;  and  (ii)  a  certif-
 ication  to  be  signed  by  the  applicant stating that all information
 contained in their statement is true and correct  to  the  best  of  the
 applicant's  knowledge  and belief and stating that they understand that
 the willful making of any false statement of material fact therein shall
 subject them to the provisions of law relevant to the making and  filing
 of  false  instruments  and  loss  of their benefit, and that subsequent
 reapplication shall be as a new applicant.
   (b) A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount not in  excess
 of  the increase in maximum rent or legal regulated rent for the taxable
 period or such other amount as shall  be  determined  under  subdivision
 three of this section shall be issued by said agency to each head of the
 household  who  is  found to be eligible under this section on or before
 the last date prescribed by law for the payment  of  the  taxes  or  the
 first installment thereof of any municipal corporation which has granted
 an abatement of taxes. Copies of such certificate shall be issued to the
 owner  of  the real property containing the dwelling unit of the head of
 the household and to the collecting officer charged  with  the  duty  of
 collecting the taxes of each municipal corporation which has granted the
 abatement  of  taxes  authorized  by  this section. THE APPROPRIATE RENT
 CONTROL AGENCY OR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF  REQUIRED
 RENEWAL TO EACH HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER
 THIS SECTION VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE
 NO LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   4. The head of the household must apply each year to  the  appropriate
 rent control agency for a tax abatement certificate on a form prescribed
 by  said agency. A tax abatement certificate setting forth an amount not
 in excess of the increase in maximum rent for the taxable  period  shall
 be  issued  by said agency to each head of the household who is found to
 be eligible under this section on or before the last date prescribed  by
 law for the payment of the taxes or the first installment thereof of any
 city, town or village which has granted an abatement of taxes. Copies of
 such  certificate  shall  be  issued  to  the owner of the real property
 containing the dwelling unit of the head of the  household  and  to  the
 collecting officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of each
 city,  town  or village which has granted the abatement of taxes author-
 ized by this section.  THE APPROPRIATE RENT CONTROL AGENCY  OR  ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE  AGENCY  SHALL SEND A NOTICE OF REQUIRED RENEWAL TO EACH HEAD OF
 HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED
 STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE  NO  LESS  THAN  THIRTY
 DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION RENEWAL DATE.
   §  3.  Subdivision 4 of section 467-c of the real property tax law, as
 amended by chapter 442 of the laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4.  a. (1) Any such local law or ordinance may provide that the eligi-
 ble head of the household shall apply annually to the supervising agency
 for a rent increase exemption order/tax abatement certificate on a  form
 to be prescribed and made available by the supervising agency.
   (2)  Upon the adoption of a local law, ordinance, or resolution by the
 governing board of a municipality, any head of household that  has  been
 issued  a  tax  abatement  certificate pursuant to this section for five
 consecutive benefit periods, and whose income  and  residence  have  not
 changed  since their last renewal application, shall be eligible to file
 a short form renewal. Such statement shall be on a  form  prescribed  by

 A. 3148--A                          3
 
 the  appropriate  rent control agency or administrative agency and shall
 include the following: (i) a sworn statement certifying that  such  head
 of  household  continues  to be eligible to receive such certificate and
 that  their  income  and  residence have not changed; and (ii) a certif-
 ication to be signed by  the  applicant  stating  that  all  information
 contained  in  their  statement  is  true and correct to the best of the
 applicant's knowledge and belief and stating that they  understand  that
 the willful making of any false statement of material fact therein shall
 subject  them to the provisions of law relevant to the making and filing
 of false instruments and loss of  their  benefit,  and  that  subsequent
 reapplication shall be as a new applicant.
   [(b)]  B.  The supervising agency shall approve or disapprove applica-
 tions and, if  it  approves,  shall  issue  a  rent  increase  exemption
 order/tax  abatement certificate. Copies of such order/certificate shall
 be issued to the housing company  managing  the  dwelling  unit  of  the
 eligible  head  of  the household, to the eligible head of the household
 and to the collecting officer charged with the duty  of  collecting  the
 taxes of the municipality. THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL SEND
 A NOTICE OF REQUIRED RENEWAL TO EACH HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY RECEIV-
 ING  AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO
 THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE NO LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO  THE  APPLICA-
 TION RENEWAL DATE.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided that the amendments to section 467-b of  the
 real  property  tax law made by section one of this act shall be subject
 to the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to  section  17
 of  chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, as amended, when upon such date the
 provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.

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Michael Benedetto

Richard Gottfried

Linda Rosenthal

Peter Abbate

multi-Sponsors

Michael DenDekker

Harvey Epstein

Deborah Glick

Andrew Hevesi

2019-A3148 - Details

2019-A3148 - Summary

2019-A3148 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Michael Benedetto

Richard Gottfried

Linda Rosenthal

Peter Abbate

multi-Sponsors

Michael DenDekker

Harvey Epstein

Deborah Glick

Andrew Hevesi

2019-A3148A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-A3148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-A3148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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