Senate Bill S3153

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities

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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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2013-S3153 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3539
2011-2012: S398

2013-S3153 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes persons with disabilities (defined) within the definition of head of household for purposes of making them eligible for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property.

2013-S3153 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3153

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER, ADDABBO, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS, SERRANO --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a
  rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 3 of section 467-b of the
real  property  tax  law,  as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the
laws of 2005, paragraph a as separately amended by chapter  205  of  the
laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
  a.  for  a  dwelling  unit where the head of the household is a person
sixty-two years of age or older,  OR  IS  A  PERSON  WITH  A  DISABILITY
RECEIVING  SOCIAL  SECURITY  DISABILITY  INSURANCE  (SSDI)  OR CURRENTLY
RECEIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS BASED ON DETERMINATION OF DISABIL-
ITY AS PROVIDED  IN  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SIX  OF  THE  SOCIAL
SERVICES  LAW  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, no tax
abatement shall be granted if the combined income of all members of  the
household  for  the  income  tax  year immediately preceding the date of
making application exceeds four thousand dollars, or such other sum  not
more  than  twenty-five thousand dollars beginning July first, two thou-
sand five, twenty-six thousand dollars beginning July first,  two  thou-
sand  six, twenty-seven thousand dollars beginning July first, two thou-
sand seven, twenty-eight thousand  dollars  beginning  July  first,  two
thousand  eight,  and twenty-nine thousand dollars beginning July first,
two thousand nine, as may be provided by the  local  law,  ordinance  or
resolution adopted pursuant to this section, provided that when the head
of the household retires before the commencement of such income tax year
and  the date of filing the application, the income for such year may be
adjusted by excluding salary or  earnings  and  projecting  his  or  her
retirement income over the entire period of such year.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08458-01-3
              

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