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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S1718
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1903, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2359
2011-2012: S2969
2015-2016: S3748
2013-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1718 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including a four family dwelling within the definition of homestead class PURPOSE: To add four family residential real property to Section 1903 of the Real Property Tax Law for the purpose of placing said property under the "Homestead" class. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1903 of the Real Property Tax Law, as amended by chapter. 355 of the laws of 1997, is amended to allow the governing body of any approved assessing unit, except a county, to include owner occupied four family dwelling within the definition of homestead class by local option. This provision includes such dwellings used in part for nonresidential purposes, but which are used primarily for residential purposes. Farm dwellings are also included. JUSTIFICATION: Many older homes which are used for residential purposes often.contain more than three families. The "homestead" class is intended to
2013-S1718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1718 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including a four family dwelling within the definition of homestead class THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1903 of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (a) The governing body of any approved assessing unit except a county may adopt the provisions of this section by local law without referendum provided however, that the local law is enacted no later than sixty days prior to the completion of the tentative assessment roll to which it is applicable. Upon such enactment the provisions of this section shall be applicable to taxes levied on all final assessment rolls thereafter filed and shall apply to the levy of taxes on all real property in such approved assessing unit by such governing body and, where such approved assessing unit is not a village, by each school district wholly contained within such approved assessing unit. Upon enacting a local law pursuant to this paragraph, the governing body of a city or town shall provide a copy of such local law to the school authorities of each school district located wholly or partially within such city or town and the county director of real property tax services. The governing body of a town shall also provide a copy of such local law to the governing body of each eligible non-assessing unit village. The governing body of a village shall provide a copy of such local law to the county director of real property tax services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the school authorities of any school district wholly contained within an approved assessing unit may by resolution provide that the provisions of this article shall not apply to the levy of school taxes in such school EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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