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Senate Bill S5474

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain disclosures by attorneys performing services in connection with a real property tax grievance procedure

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2025-S5474 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1204
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §524-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1186, A4650
2023-2024: S949, A8919

2025-S5474 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any contract or retainer agreement between a property owner and an attorney for legal services related to the filing and appearance before a board of assessment review regarding complaints in relation to assessments shall include a written disclosure that such complaints in relation to assessments can be completed without the assistance of an attorney.

2025-S5474 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5474 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5474
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   certain  disclosures  and  charges by attorneys performing services in
   connection with a real property tax grievance procedure

   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 524-a to read as follows:
   § 524-A. CONTRACTS FOR COMPLAINTS WITH RESPECT  TO  ASSESSMENT.    ANY
 CONTRACT  OR RETAINER AGREEMENT BETWEEN A PROPERTY OWNER AND AN ATTORNEY
 FOR LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING FILING AND APPEARANCES, RELATED TO A SMALL
 CLAIMS ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHALL INCLUDE A CLEAR AND  CONSPICUOUS  WRITTEN
 DISCLOSURE  IN  A LARGE PRINT FORMAT THAT SUCH COMPLAINTS IN RELATION TO
 ASSESSMENTS CAN BE COMPLETED WITHOUT  THE  ASSISTANCE  OF  AN  ATTORNEY.
 SUCH  DISCLOSURE  SHALL STATE THAT INFORMATION REGARDING THE SMALL CLAIM
 ASSESSMENT REVIEW PROCESS, FORMS, AND ASSISTANCE CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEW
 YORK COURTS WEBSITE AND SHALL CONTAIN THAT WEBSITE AND THE  WEBSITE  FOR
 THE  APPROPRIATE  MUNICIPALITY  WHERE  THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED; PROVIDED
 THAT IF SUCH PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN NASSAU COUNTY THE  DISCLOSURE  SHALL
 PROVIDE THE WEBSITE FOR THE ASSESSMENT REVIEW COMMISSION AND IN NEW YORK
 CITY  THE DISCLOSURE SHALL PROVIDE THE WEBSITE FOR THE NEW YORK CITY TAX
 COMMISSION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, LARGE PRINT  FORMAT  SHALL
 MEAN A PRINTED FONT SIZE OF SIXTEEN OR LARGER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03316-01-5

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