Senate Bill S4703A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to conduct a study on how successful property tax grievances have been over the prior three years throughout the state

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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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2021-S4703 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8459
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation

2021-S4703 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to conduct a study on how successful property tax grievances have been over the prior three years throughout the state.

2021-S4703 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4703 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4703
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT requiring the commissioner of taxation and finance to  conduct  a
   study  on  how  successful  property tax grievances have been over the
   prior three years throughout the state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner of taxation and finance shall conduct a
 comprehensive study analyzing the success rate of New York  state  resi-
 dents  who  have  formally  grieved a property tax assessment during the
 prior three years from the effective date of this act.
   § 2. (a) Such study shall examine data  collected  from  each  munici-
 pality  and  village in the state over the prior three years which shows
 the number of instances a property tax assessment was grieved, how  many
 of  such  grievances  resulted in a successful reduction of the property
 tax assessment and how many of such grievances resulted in no change  to
 the property tax assessment.
   (b)  With  respect  to  the  total  number of instances a property tax
 assessment was grieved over the past three years, such study shall exam-
 ine and breakdown of those instances how many times a property owner  or
 purchaser represented themselves and how many times a property owner was
 represented  by  another  individual in the proceedings.   Further, such
 study shall examine how many instances in  which  a  property  owner  or
 purchaser  who  was  representing  themselves  resulted  in a successful
 reduction and how many instances resulted in no change to  the  property
 tax assessment and how many instances where a property owner or purchas-
 er  was  represented  by  another  individual  resulted  in a successful
 reduction and how many instances resulted in no change to  the  property
 tax assessment.
   §  3.  For  the purposes of this act, the commissioner of taxation and
 finance may conduct such study in conjunction with any other department,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S4703A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8459
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation

2021-S4703A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to conduct a study on how successful property tax grievances have been over the prior three years throughout the state.

2021-S4703A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4703A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4703--A
     Cal. No. 562
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  requiring the commissioner of taxation and finance to conduct a
   study on how successful property tax grievances  have  been  over  the
   prior three years throughout the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of taxation and finance  shall  conduct  a
 comprehensive  study  analyzing the success rate of New York state resi-
 dents who have formally grieved a property  tax  assessment  during  the
 prior three years from the effective date of this act.
   §  2.  (a)  Such  study shall examine data collected from each munici-
 pality and village in the state over the prior three years  which  shows
 the  number of instances a property tax assessment was grieved, how many
 of such grievances resulted in a successful reduction  of  the  property
 tax  assessment and how many of such grievances resulted in no change to
 the property tax assessment.
   (b) With respect to the total  number  of  instances  a  property  tax
 assessment was grieved over the past three years, such study shall exam-
 ine  and breakdown of those instances how many times a property owner or
 purchaser represented themselves and how many times a property owner was
 represented by another individual in the  proceedings.    Further,  such
 study  shall  examine  how  many  instances in which a property owner or
 purchaser who was  representing  themselves  resulted  in  a  successful
 reduction  and  how many instances resulted in no change to the property
 tax assessment and how many instances where a property owner or purchas-
 er was represented  by  another  individual  resulted  in  a  successful

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

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