Senate Bill S1062A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Grants a tax deferment for persons sixty-five years of age or older who own and occupy real property in N.Y. city

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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-S1062 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §467-l, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6929
2021-2022: S103

2019-S1062 - Summary

Grants a tax deferment for persons sixty-five years of age or over who own and occupy real property in a city having a population of one million or more persons.

2019-S1062 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1062 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1062
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 granting a tax
   deferment for persons sixty-five years of age or older who reside in a
   city having a population of one million or more persons

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 467-l to read as follows:
   § 467-L. DEFERRAL OF REAL PROPERTY TAX FOR PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF
 AGE OR OLDER RESIDING IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF  ONE  MILLION  OR
 MORE  PERSONS.  1.  (A)  ANY CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS MAY, BY
 LOCAL LAW, GRANT A TAX DEFERMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY
 ONE OR MORE PERSONS, EACH OF WHOM IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE  OR  OLDER,
 OR  REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY HUSBAND AND WIFE OR BY SIBLINGS,
 ONE OF WHOM IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  "SIBLING"  SHALL  MEAN  A BROTHER OR A SISTER, WHETHER RELATED
 THROUGH HALF BLOOD, WHOLE BLOOD OR ADOPTION.
   (B) APPLICATION FOR SUCH DEFERMENT SHALL BE MADE ANNUALLY BY THE OWNER
 OR OWNERS OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY. NO APPLICATION FOR SUCH DEFERMENT SHALL
 BE GRANTED TO ANY OWNER WITH A TOTAL INCOME EXCEEDING FIFTY-EIGHT  THOU-
 SAND  FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "INCOME" SHALL
 MEAN THE GROSS INCOME OF THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH  PROPERTY  FOR  THE
 INCOME  TAX  YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION FOR SUCH
 DEFERMENT AND SHALL INCLUDE SOCIAL  SECURITY  AND  RETIREMENT  BENEFITS,
 INTEREST,  DIVIDENDS,  TOTAL GAIN FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF A CAPITAL
 ASSET WHICH MAY BE OFFSET BY A LOSS FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF A CAPI-
 TAL ASSET IN THE SAME INCOME TAX YEAR, NET RENTAL INCOME, EARNED  INCOME
 FROM  SALARY  OR EARNINGS AND NET INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT, BUT SHALL
 NOT INCLUDE A RETURN OF CAPITAL, GIFTS OR INHERITANCES. THE AGE OF  EACH
 OWNER  OF SUCH PROPERTY SHALL BE THE AGE OF SUCH PERSON AT THE COMMENCE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S1062A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §467-l, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6929
2021-2022: S103

2019-S1062A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants a tax deferment for persons sixty-five years of age or over who own and occupy real property in a city having a population of one million or more persons.

2019-S1062A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1062A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1062--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, MONTGOMERY -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to granting a tax
   deferment for persons sixty-five years of age or older who reside in a
   city having a population of one million or more persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 467-l to read as follows:
   § 467-L. DEFERRAL OF REAL PROPERTY TAX FOR PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF
 AGE  OR  OLDER  RESIDING IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
 MORE PERSONS. 1. (A) ANY CITY OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE  PERSONS  MAY,  BY
 LOCAL  LAW, GRANT A TAX DEFERMENT FOR QUALIFYING REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND
 OCCUPIED BY ONE OR MORE PERSONS, EACH OF WHOM IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
 OR OLDER, OR QUALIFYING REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY HUSBAND  AND
 WIFE  OR  BY  SIBLINGS, ONE OF WHOM IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "SIBLING"  SHALL  MEAN  A  BROTHER  OR  A
 SISTER, WHETHER RELATED THROUGH HALF BLOOD, WHOLE BLOOD OR ADOPTION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "QUALIFYING REAL PROPERTY" SHALL
 MEAN  A  ONE, TWO OR THREE FAMILY RESIDENCE, A FARM DWELLING OR RESIDEN-
 TIAL PROPERTY HELD IN CONDOMINIUM OR COOPERATIVE FORM OF  OWNERSHIP.  IF
 THE  PROPERTY  IS NOT AN ELIGIBLE TYPE OF PROPERTY, BUT A PORTION OF THE
 PROPERTY IS PARTIALLY USED BY THE OWNER AS  A  PRIMARY  RESIDENCE,  THAT
 PORTION  WHICH IS SO USED SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE DEFERMENT PROVIDED BY
 THIS SECTION; PROVIDED THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DEFERMENT  EXCEED  THE
 ASSESSED  VALUE  ATTRIBUTABLE TO THAT PORTION. THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND
 OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENT SHALL  BE  WAIVED  IF  THE  QUALIFYING  PERSON  OR
 PERSONS  ARE ABSENT FROM THE PROPERTY DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS OR INSTITU-
 TIONALIZATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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