Assembly Bill A5137

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 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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  • 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-A5137 - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10335

2019-A5137 - 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.

2019-A5137 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5137
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A5137A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10335

2019-A5137A (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.

2019-A5137A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5137--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- reported  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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  may  adopt  a  local  law  or  a school district OR SPECIAL
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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