NY State Assembly Bill 2015-A4575A

Assembly Bill A4575A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Reduces from one-third to one-fourth of income the applicability of the senior citizens' rent increase exemption

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 03, 2016	enacting clause stricken
Feb 01, 2016	print number 4575a
Feb 01, 2016	amend and recommit to aging
Jan 06, 2016	referred to aging
Feb 03, 2015	referred to aging

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2015-A4575 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S3165
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §467-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A3073, S1382
2011-2012: A2987, S1786
2013-2014: A3078, S644
2017-2018: S5226
2019-2020: S2944

2015-A4575 - Summary

Provides that the tax abatements for certain rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens commonly known as the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) shall be applicable where the rent constitutes more than one-fourth rather than one-third of the tenant's income.

2015-A4575 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4575

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Aging

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  the  income
  level  for  the  applicability  of  the senior citizens' rent increase
  exemption

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 2 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph d of subdi-
vision 3 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, subdivision 2 as
amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 1985 and subparagraph 3  of  para-
graph  d  of subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the
laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
  2.  The governing body of any municipal corporation is hereby  author-
ized  and  empowered  to adopt, after public hearing, in accordance with
the provisions of this section, a local  law,  ordinance  or  resolution
providing  for  the  abatement  of  taxes  of said municipal corporation
imposed on real property containing a dwelling unit as defined herein by
one of the following amounts:
  (a) where the head of the household does not receive a monthly  allow-
ance  for  shelter pursuant to the social services law, an amount not in
excess of that portion of any increase in maximum rent  or  legal  regu-
lated  rent  which  causes  such maximum rent or legal regulated rent to
exceed [one-third] ONE-FOURTH of the combined income of all  members  of
the household; or
  (b)  where  the head of the household receives a monthly allowance for
shelter pursuant to the social services law, an amount not in excess  of
that  portion  of  any  increase in maximum rent or legal regulated rent
which is not covered by the maximum allowance  for  shelter  which  such
person is entitled to receive pursuant to the social services law.
  (3)  where the head of the household does not receive a monthly allow-
ance for shelter pursuant to the social  services  law,  the  amount  by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04931-01-5

A. 4575                             2

which  the maximum rent or legal regulated rent of the subsequent dwell-
ing unit exceeds [one-third] ONE-FOURTH of the combined  income  of  all
members of the household.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments  made to section 467-b of the real property tax law by section one
of this act shall not affect the expiration of such  section  and  shall
expire therewith.

2015-A4575A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S3165
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §467-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A3073, S1382
2011-2012: A2987, S1786
2013-2014: A3078, S644
2017-2018: S5226
2019-2020: S2944

2015-A4575A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-A4575A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4575--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Aging -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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 the income
  level for the applicability of  the  senior  citizens'  rent  increase
  exemption

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 2 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph d of  subdi-
vision 3 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, subdivision 2 as
amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 1985, paragraph (c) of subdivision
2 as added and subparagraph 3 of paragraph d of subdivision 3 as amended
by chapter 553 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows:
  2.   The governing body of any municipal corporation is hereby author-
ized and empowered to adopt, after public hearing,  in  accordance  with
the  provisions  of  this  section, a local law, ordinance or resolution
providing for the abatement  of  taxes  of  said  municipal  corporation
imposed on real property containing a dwelling unit as defined herein by
one of the following amounts:
  (a)  where the head of the household does not receive a monthly allow-
ance for shelter pursuant to the social services law, an amount  not  in
excess  of  that  portion of any increase in maximum rent or legal regu-
lated rent which causes such maximum rent or  legal  regulated  rent  to
exceed  [one-third]  ONE-FOURTH of the combined income of all members of
the household; or
  (b) where the head of the household receives a monthly  allowance  for
shelter  pursuant to the social services law, an amount not in excess of
that portion of any increase in maximum rent  or  legal  regulated  rent
which  is  not  covered  by the maximum allowance for shelter which such
person is entitled to receive pursuant to the social services law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04931-03-6

A. 4575--A                          2

  (c) Provided, however, that in a city of a population of  one  million
or  more,  where  the head of household has been granted a rent increase
exemption order that is in effect as  of  January  first,  two  thousand
fifteen  or  takes effect on or before July first, two thousand fifteen,
the  amount  determined by paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be an
amount not in excess of the difference between the maximum rent or legal
regulated rent and the amount specified in such order,  as  adjusted  by
any other provision of this section.
  (3)  where the head of the household does not receive a monthly allow-
ance for shelter pursuant to the social  services  law,  the  amount  by
which  the maximum rent or legal regulated rent of the subsequent dwell-
ing unit exceeds [one-third] ONE-FOURTH of the combined  income  of  all
members  of the household, except that this subparagraph shall not apply
to a head of  the  household  who  has  been  granted  a  rent  increase
exemption  order  that  is  in  effect as of January first, two thousand
fifteen or takes effect on or before July first, two thousand fifteen.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments made to section 467-b of the real property tax law by section  one
of  this  act  shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall
expire therewith.

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