Assembly Bill A4963

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting exemptions for owners of vacant or unoccupied storefront properties

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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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2019-A4963 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §497, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10132
2021-2022: A4412
2023-2024: A1685
2025-2026: A5308

2019-A4963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting exemptions for owners of vacant or unoccupied storefront properties.

2019-A4963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4963
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
   exemptions for owners of vacant or unoccupied storefront properties
 
   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 497 to read as follows:
   §  497.  PROHIBITION ON ELIGIBILITY OF EXEMPTIONS FOR OWNERS OF VACANT
 OR  UNOCCUPIED  STOREFRONT  PROPERTIES.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ANY OWNER OF A COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT PROPERTY SHALL
 NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EXEMPTION UNDER THIS CHAPTER ON SUCH PROPERTY  IF
 THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT OR UNOCCUPIED FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "COMMERCIAL  STOREFRONT  PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN ANY NON-RESIDENTIAL
 PROPERTY THAT MAY BE USED PRIMARILY FOR THE BUYING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE
 PROVIDING OF GOODS OR SERVICES, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR  OR
 STREET LEVEL OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING;
   (B)  "VACANT" SHALL MEAN MINIMAL OR NO INANIMATE OBJECTS ON SUCH PROP-
 ERTY; AND
   (C) "UNOCCUPIED" SHALL MEAN A LACK OF HABITUAL PRESENCE OF INDIVIDUALS
 PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN BUYING, SELLING OR  OTHERWISE  PROVIDING  GOODS  OR
 SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
 ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
 after such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03012-01-9

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