A9205-2011 Actions

• May 9, 2012: delivered to senate
• May 9, 2012: passed assembly
• May 3, 2012: advanced to third reading cal.523
• May 1, 2012: reported
• Apr 18, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• Feb 3, 2012: referred to aging

A9205-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         9205
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 3, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MILLMAN, V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Aging
 

AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  outreach,
 status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent
 controlled  and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or
 persons with disabilities
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section  467-b of the real property tax law is amended by
 adding three new subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 to read as follows:

 10. AN ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  IMPLEMENT  AND  ADMINISTER A PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS
 OUTREACH INITIATIVES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO  MEET  THE  ELIGIBILITY
 CRITERIA  FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE
 PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE  TAX  ABATE
 MENT  PROGRAM.    SUCH  OUTREACH  PROGRAM  MAY INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED TO,  MAILINGS,  ADVERTISEMENTS,  PUBLIC  SERVICE  ANNOUNCEMENTS,
 LITERATURE  DISSEMINATION,  INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, COMMUNITY
 OUTREACH, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL ENTITIES  AND  AGENCIES.
 AN  ENTITY  THAT  ADMINISTERS THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM MAY CONSULT WITH
 ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY DEEMED  PERTINENT  TO  DEVELOP  THE  OUTREACH
 INITIATIVE.
 11. ANY MUNICIPALITY THAT ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, RESOLUTION, OR ORDINANCE
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO
 ALLOW APPLICANTS AND PARTICIPANTS TO ASCERTAIN THE  STATUS  OF  ANY  TAX
 ABATEMENT  OR  THE STATUS OF ANY FORM THAT HAS BEEN FILED BY SUCH APPLI
 CANT OR PARTICIPANT ON THE APPLICANT OR PARTICIPANT'S BEHALF PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION. SUCH PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE  PROVISIONS  TO  ENSURE  THAT
 APPLICANTS  AND  PARTICIPANTS WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH, WHO
 MAY HAVE COMMUNICATION RESTRICTIONS DUE TO PARTIAL OR  TOTAL  BLINDNESS,
 DEAFNESS,  SPEECH  IMPEDIMENT,  OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, AND/OR WHO LACK
 ACCESS TO THE INTERNET MAY ASCERTAIN SUCH STATUS.
 12. A. WITHIN THREE  DAYS  OF  RECEIVING  ANY  FORM  FOR  APPLICATION,
 RENEWAL,  OR  ADJUSTMENT  OF  ABATEMENT FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, A
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14358-01-2
 
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 LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF SUCH FORM SHALL BE SENT  TO  THE  APPLI
 CANT. SUCH LETTER SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE THE FORM WAS RECEIVED.
 B.  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF  THE RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION OR RENEWAL
 APPLICATION FROM AN APPLICANT,  THE  ENTITY  THAT  ADMINISTERS  THE  TAX
 ABATEMENT  PROGRAM  SHALL APPROVE THE APPLICATION OR RENEWAL APPLICATION
 FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, DENY THE APPLICATION OR RENEWAL  APPLICA
 TION  FOR  THE  TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, OR REQUEST FURTHER INFORMATION OR
 DOCUMENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT. IF  A  REQUEST  IS  MADE  FOR  FURTHER
 INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION, THE ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE TAX ABATE
 MENT  PROGRAM SHALL HAVE FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER SUCH INFORMATION OR DOCUMEN
 TATION REQUESTED IS RECEIVED BY THE ENTITY TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY THE
 APPLICATION OR RENEWAL APPLICATION.
 C. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF ANY FORM OTHER THAN AN APPLICATION OR RENEWAL
 APPLICATION FORM FROM AN APPLICANT,  THE  ENTITY  THAT  ADMINISTERS  THE
 PROGRAM SHALL ACT ON SUCH FORM.
 D.  WITHIN  THREE  DAYS  OF  APPROVING  OR REJECTING AN APPLICATION OR
 RENEWAL APPLICATION PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  B  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  OR
 ACTING  UPON ANY OTHER FORM PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION SHALL BE SENT TO THE  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  MADE  SUCH
 APPLICATION  OR  RENEWAL  APPLICATION  OR  SENT  SUCH FORM. SUCH WRITTEN
 NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE ENTITY  ADMINISTERING
 THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, THE DATE SUCH ACTION WAS TAKEN, WHAT RECOURSE
 IS AVAILABLE SHOULD THE INDIVIDUAL BE DISSATISFIED WITH SUCH ACTION, AND
 HOW TO PURSUE THE RECOURSE AVAILABLE.
 

S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 467-b of the real property  tax  law  made  by
 section  one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section
 and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

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