Assembly Bill A5889

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that if an assessment is reduced by 25% or greater of the challenged value, reasonable attorney fees shall be allowed

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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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2017-A5889 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §722, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8141
2013-2014: A6317
2015-2016: A5487

2017-A5889 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that if an assessment is reduced by 25% or greater of the challenged value, reasonable attorney fees shall be allowed.

2017-A5889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5889
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ERRIGO, CASTORINA, BRAUNSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Real Property Taxation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to allowing for
   reasonable attorney fees  in  an  assessment  reduced  by  twenty-five
   percent or greater

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 722 of the real property tax  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  IF THE ASSESSMENT IS REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE CHALLENGED VALUE, IN ADDITION TO  SUCH  ADDI-
 TIONAL  ALLOWANCE  AS MAY BE GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION, REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES SHALL BE ALLOWED AGAINST THE ASSESSING
 UNIT, OR IN A PROCEEDING  TO  REVIEW  A  SPECIAL  FRANCHISE  ASSESSMENT,
 AGAINST THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09052-01-7

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