NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8219

Senate Bill S8219

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits special districts to adopt local laws providing for an exemption for improvements to residential real property for facilitating accessibility of such property to a physically disabled owner

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Apr 18, 2018	referred to local government

2017-S8219 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10335
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §459, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S6452, A5137

2017-S8219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits special districts to adopt local laws providing for an exemption for improvements to residential real property for the purpose of facilitating accessibility of such property to a physically disabled owner.

2017-S8219 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8219

SPONSOR: HANNON
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation
to permitting special districts to adopt a local law providing for an
exemption for improvements to residential real property for the purpose
of facilitating accessibility of such property to a physically disabled
owner

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the real property tax law, in relation to expanding the
exemption of the current law to include special district taxes.  Some
special districts that would be able to "opt in" include water
districts, sanitation districts, library districts and fire districts,
among others.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends section 459 of the real property tax law,
as added by chapter 200 of the laws of 1983, subdivision 3 as further

amended by subdivision (b) of section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2010, to permit special districts to adopt local laws providing
for an exemption for improvements to residential real property for
facilitating accessibility of such property to a physically disabled or
blind owner.

Section two of the bill establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The cost of home renovations required to accommodate people with phys-
ical challenges can be staggering. This exemption to include special
district taxes, so that families confronting renovation costs to make
their homes more accessible can receive the maximum property tax relief
possible, would be a tremendous help.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal impact to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S8219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8219
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  permitting
   special  districts to adopt a local law providing for an exemption for
   improvements to residential real property for the purpose  of  facili-
   tating accessibility of such property to a physically disabled owner
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 459 of  the  real  property
 tax  law,  as added by chapter 200 of the laws of 1983, subdivision 3 as
 further amended by subdivision (b) of section 1 of part W of chapter  56
 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  After a public hearing, the governing body of a county, city, town
 [or], village, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT may adopt a local  law  or  a  school
 district  may adopt a resolution, providing for an exemption pursuant to
 the provisions of this section. Such local law or resolution may provide
 that an improvement to any real property  used  solely  for  residential
 purposes  as  a  one, two or three family residence shall be exempt from
 taxation to the extent of any increase in  value  attributable  to  such
 improvement  if such improvement is used for the purpose of facilitating
 and accommodating the use and accessibility of such real property by (a)
 a resident owner of the real property who is physically disabled, or (b)
 a member of the resident owner's household who is  physically  disabled,
 if  such member resides in the real property.  A local law or resolution
 adopted pursuant to this section may provide that  the  exemption  shall
 apply  to  improvements  constructed prior to the effective date of such
 local law or resolution.
   3. Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the  owner
 or  all of the owners of the real property on a form prescribed and made
 available by the commissioner. The applicant shall furnish such informa-
 tion as the commissioner shall require. The application shall  be  filed
 together with the appropriate certified statement of physical disability
 or certificate of blindness with the assessor of the appropriate county,
 city,  town  [or], village, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT on or before the taxable
 status date of  such  county,  city,  town  [or],  village,  OR  SPECIAL
 DISTRICT.

   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15299-01-8

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