Senate Bill S7616

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a rent increase exemption for certain nonprofit organizations

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee


  • 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-S7616 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 Title 6 §§499-aaaaa - 499-hhhhh, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1041
2023-2024: S1743

2019-S7616 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a rent increase exemption for certain nonprofit organizations; provides a tax abatement for limiting rent increases on nonprofit organizations in a city of one million or more persons.

2019-S7616 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7616 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7616
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a
   nonprofit organization rent increase exemption
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Article 4 of the real property tax law is amended by adding
 a new title 6 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 6
               TAX ABATEMENT FOR LIMITING RENT INCREASES ON
     NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS
 SECTION 499-AAAAA. DEFINITIONS.
         499-BBBBB. REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT.
         499-CCCCC. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
         499-DDDDD. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF ABATEMENT.
         499-EEEEE. ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.
         499-FFFFF. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF ABATEMENTS.
         499-GGGGG. TAX LIEN; INTEREST AND PENALTY.
         499-HHHHH. CONFIDENTIALITY.
   § 499-AAAAA. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL MEAN OR INCLUDE:
   1.  "ABATEMENT BASE". THE LESSER OF (A) TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS OF
 THE TAX LIABILITY PER SQUARE FOOT OR (B) FIFTY PER  CENTUM  OF  THE  TAX
 LIABILITY PER SQUARE FOOT.
   2.  "ABATEMENT  ZONE".  ANY  AREA OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE. ANY TAX LOT THAT IS PARTLY LOCATED INSIDE AN  ABATEMENT
 ZONE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ENTIRELY LOCATED INSIDE SUCH ZONE.
   3.  "AGGREGATE  FLOOR AREA". THE SUM OF THE GROSS AREAS OF THE SEVERAL
 FLOORS OF A BUILDING, MEASURED FROM THE EXTERIOR FACES OF EXTERIOR WALLS
 OR FROM THE CENTER LINES OF WALLS SEPARATING TWO BUILDINGS.
   4. "APPLICANT". THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT.
   5. "BENEFIT PERIOD". THE PERIOD COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST DAY  OF  THE
 MONTH  IMMEDIATELY  FOLLOWING THE RENT COMMENCEMENT DATE AND TERMINATING
 NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY MONTHS THEREAFTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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