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Senate Bill S4282
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2011-S4282 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง467-g, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S4282 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes municipalities in the county of Suffolk to establish programs for providing real property tax exemptions and abatements to landlords of senior citizens for the units occupied by the senior citizen; such abatements shall be passed through to seniors in the form of rent reductions.
2011-S4282 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4282 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a senior citizen rent exemption and tax abatement program within Suffolk county PURPOSE: To authorize municipalities in Suffolk County to initiate a program whereby eligible senior citizens would receive a rent reduction as a result of a partial real property tax exemption to the senior tenant's landlord. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill allows municipalities in Suffolk County to adopt a local law or resolution to institute a senior citizen rent/property tax abatement program. The program would be designed to aid those renters 65 years of age or older, who reside in private, residential rental units and whose incomes fall within specified guidelines to be established by the municipality. Eligible senior citizens would apply each year for a tax abatement certificate from the local assessor on a form prescribed by the state board of equalization and assessment. A landlord, if he or she consented, would be required to reduce the
2011-S4282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4282 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 28, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JOHNSON, LAVALLE -- 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 a senior citi- zen rent exemption and tax abatement program within Suffolk county 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-g to read as follows: S 467-G. TENANTS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER WITHIN SUFFOLK COUN- TY. 1. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WITHIN SUFFOLK COUNTY IS HEREBY AUTHOR- IZED TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF SENIOR CITIZEN RENT EXEMPTION AND TAX ABATEMENT PROVIDED THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE PROVIDING THERE- FOR. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER, WHO RESIDE IN RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PREMISES AND WHO ARE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE INCOMES FALL WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY SUCH LAW OR ORDINANCE. 2. THE ELIGIBLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD SHALL APPLY EACH YEAR, PRIOR TO THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE PRESCRIBED BY LAW, TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL ASSESSOR FOR A TAX ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. AS A REQUIRED PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, EACH APPLICANT SHALL ALSO SUBMIT AN ACCESSORY AGREEMENT SIGNED BY HIS OR HER LANDLORD, ATTESTING TO THE LANDLORD'S WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. SUCH AGREE- MENT SHALL INCLUDE THE LANDLORD'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO (A) REDUCE THE TENANT'S RENT ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY ONE-TWELFTH OF THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL EXEMPTION GRANTED, (B) REIMBURSE, TO THE RECEIVER OF TAXES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH GRANTED THE EXEMPTION, A PRO-RATED PORTION OF THE TAX ABATEMENT IF HIS OR HER QUALIFYING TENANT SHOULD MOVE DURING THE TAXABLE PERIOD AND (C) PERMIT ALL QUALIFYING TENANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07069-01-1
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