Assembly Bill A204

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the residential open green space tax abatement for certain properties 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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2015-A204 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 Title 4-D ยงยง499-aaaaa - 499-ggggg, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2194
2017-2018: A478
2019-2020: A997
2021-2022: A1565
2023-2024: A600

2015-A204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the residential open green space tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more; provides an abatement for owners who remove an impermeable surface from a residential yard and replace it with soil and vegetation.

2015-A204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   204

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, ROBERTS, BORELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.  COOK, DINOWITZ, MARKEY, RIVERA, ROBINSON, RODRIGUEZ --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  establishing
  the  residential open green space tax abatement for certain properties
  in a city of one million or more

  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 4-D to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 4-D
 RESIDENTIAL OPEN GREEN SPACE TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN A
                                 CITY OF
                       ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS
SECTION 499-AAAAA. DEFINITIONS.
        499-BBBBB. REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT.
        499-CCCCC. APPLICATION FOR TAX ABATEMENT.
        499-DDDDD. CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS.
        499-EEEEE. REVOCATION OF TAX ABATEMENT.
        499-FFFFF. ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.
        499-GGGGG. TAX LIEN AND INTEREST.
  S 499-AAAAA. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "APPLICANT"  SHALL  MEAN  (A) WITH RESPECT TO AN ELIGIBLE BUILDING
HELD IN THE COOPERATIVE OR CONDOMINIUM FORM OF OWNERSHIP, THE  BOARD  OF
MANAGERS  OF  A  CONDOMINIUM  OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A COOPERATIVE
APARTMENT CORPORATION, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER ELIGIBLE  BUILD-
ING, THE OWNER OF SUCH BUILDING.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04144-01-5

              

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