Senate Bill S710

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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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2023-S710 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A453
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8625
2013-2014: A1893, A8469
2015-2016: A195
2017-2018: A1327
2019-2020: A1473
2021-2022: A3733

2023-S710 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities.

2023-S710 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    710
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  providing  a
   rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 467-b of  the  real
 property  tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 129 of the laws of
 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   b. (1) for a dwelling unit where the head of the  household  qualifies
 as  a  person  with  a  disability  pursuant to subdivision five of this
 section, no tax abatement shall be granted if the  combined  income  for
 all  members  of  the  household for the current income tax year exceeds
 fifty thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand  fourteen,  as
 may be provided by the local law, ordinance or resolution adopted pursu-
 ant to this section[.]; OR
   (2) (I) FOR A DWELLING UNIT WHERE THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD QUALIFIES AS A
 PERSON  WITH  A  DISABILITY DUE TO RECEIPT OF CASH SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
 INCOME PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION,  NO  TAX  ABATEMENT
 SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE COMBINED INCOME FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD
 FOR  THE  CURRENT INCOME TAX YEAR EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM INCOME ABOVE WHICH
 SUCH HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  CASH  SUPPLE-
 MENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS UNDER FEDERAL LAW DURING SUCH TAX YEAR;
   (II)  FOR  A  DWELLING UNIT WHERE THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD QUALIFIES AS A
 PERSON WITH A DISABILITY DUE TO RECEIPT OF  SOCIAL  SECURITY  DISABILITY
 INSURANCE (SSDI) OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS BASED ON A DETERMINATION
 OF  DISABILITY  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX OF THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, NO TAX
 ABATEMENT SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE COMBINED INCOME FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE
 HOUSEHOLD FOR THE CURRENT INCOME TAX YEAR EXCEEDS  TWENTY-NINE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02727-01-3
              

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