Bill Text: NY A04398 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the separate assessment of manufactured homes; includes manufactured homes for purposes of the school tax relief (STAR) exemption; relates to the issuance of tax compliance certificates to the owner of a manufactured home.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-13 - enacting clause stricken [A04398 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A04398-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3524 A. 4398 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern- ment IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. LOSQUADRO, FINCH, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, the executive law, the real property law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the sepa- rate assessment of manufactured homes; and repealing certain provisions of the real property tax law and the real property law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 12 of section 102 of the real 2 property tax law, as amended by chapter 637 of the laws of 2004, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (g) [Forms of housing adaptable to motivation by a power connected 5 thereto, commonly called "trailers" or "mobile homes", which are or can 6 be used for residential, business, commercial or office purposes, except 7 those (1) located within the boundaries of an assessing unit for less 8 than sixty days, (2) unoccupied and for sale or (3) "recreational vehi- 9 cles" that are four hundred square feet or less in size, self propelled 10 or towable by an automobile or light duty truck and used as temporary 11 living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use. The 12 value of any trailer or mobile home shall be included in the assessment 13 of the land on which it is located; provided, however, that if either 14 the trailer or mobile home or the land on which it is located is enti- 15 tled to any exemption pursuant to article four of this chapter, other 16 than the exemption authorized by section four hundred twenty-five of 17 this chapter, such trailer or mobile home shall be separately assessed EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06925-02-3 S. 3524 2 A. 4398 1 in the name of the owner thereof] MANUFACTURED HOMES, WHICH SHALL HAVE 2 THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY- 3 THREE OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION 4 OF THE TAXES AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, SHALL 5 NOT INCLUDE MANUFACTURED HOMES THAT ARE UNOCCUPIED, FOR SALE AND LOCATED 6 ON A RETAIL SALES LOT. MANUFACTURED HOMES SHALL BE ASSESSED SEPARATELY 7 FROM THE LAND EXCEPT WHERE THE OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND AND THE MANUFAC- 8 TURED HOME IS THE SAME; 9 S 2. Paragraph (l) of subdivision 2 of section 425 of the real proper- 10 ty tax law is REPEALED. 11 S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 425 of the real proper- 12 ty tax law, as amended by chapter 264 of the laws of 2000, is amended to 13 read as follows: 14 (a) Property use. To qualify for exemption pursuant to this section, 15 the property must be a one, two or three family residence, A MANUFAC- 16 TURED HOME, a farm dwelling or residential property held in condominium 17 or cooperative form of ownership. If the property is not an eligible 18 type of property, but a portion of the property is partially used by the 19 owner as a primary residence, that portion which is so used shall be 20 entitled to the exemption provided by this section; provided that in no 21 event shall the exemption exceed the assessed value attributable to that 22 portion. 23 S 4. Section 574 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a 24 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 25 1-A. UPON THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, LOCATION, OR RELOCATION OF A 26 MANUFACTURED HOME, THE MANUFACTURED HOME OWNER SHALL FILE A REAL PROPER- 27 TY INFORMATIONAL REPORT PRESCRIBED WITH RESPECT TO MANUFACTURED HOMES BY 28 THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE REAL PROPERTY INFORMA- 29 TIONAL REPORT PRESCRIBED FOR SUCH PURPOSE SHALL INCLUDE THE SERIAL 30 NUMBER OF THE MANUFACTURED HOME, AS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE 31 HOME. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MANUFACTURED HOME DOES NOT HAVE A SERIAL 32 NUMBER, THE ASSESSOR SHALL ASSIGN AND ISSUE A UNIQUE IDENTIFYING NUMBER 33 WHICH SHALL BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE HOME BY THE HOMEOWNER, AND 34 WHICH SHALL THEREAFTER BE USED AS THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THAT HOME AND 35 ADDED TO THE DESCRIPTION ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL. 36 S 5. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 997 37 to read as follows: 38 S 997. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES. 1. THE 39 APPROPRIATE COUNTY TAX ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OR, IN THE COUNTY OF WEST- 40 CHESTER, THE APPROPRIATE CITY OR TOWN TAX ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, UPON 41 APPLICATION THEREFOR, SHALL ISSUE A TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE TO THE 42 OWNER OF ANY MANUFACTURED HOME LOCATED WITHIN THE TAX DISTRICT UPON 43 RECEIPT OF PROOF THAT ALL CURRENTLY BILLED AND DELINQUENT TAXES WITH 44 RESPECT TO SUCH HOME HAVE BEEN PAID. A COPY OF SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL BE 45 FILED WITH THE ASSESSOR BY THE APPROPRIATE TAX ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THE 46 TAX ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE IN AN 47 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE 48 THE SERIAL NUMBER OR OTHER UNIQUE IDENTIFYING NUMBER ASSIGNED PURSUANT 49 TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER. THE COMMISSIONER 50 SHALL PRESCRIBE THE FORM FOR SUCH APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATE. THE HOME- 51 OWNER SHALL FILE A COPY OF SUCH CERTIFICATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 52 TRANSPORTATION AS A PRECONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT PURSUANT TO 53 SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. 54 2. NO MANUFACTURED HOME MAY BE RELOCATED WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A TAX 55 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. A COPY OF SUCH CERTIF- 56 ICATE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE HAULER RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING SUCH HOME S. 3524 3 A. 4398 1 WHO SHALL PRODUCE THE COPY OF THE PERMIT UPON DEMAND OF AN OFFICER 2 CHARGED WITH ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED 3 EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. 4 3. MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR COMMUNITY OWNERS SHALL INFORM MANUFAC- 5 TURED HOME OWNERS RESIDING IN SUCH PARK OR COMMUNITY OF THE REQUIREMENTS 6 OF THIS SECTION. 7 4. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE 8 APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME FROM THE MANUFACTURER 9 OF SUCH HOME OR FROM A RETAIL SALES LOT OR TO A TAX DISTRICT THAT HAS 10 FORECLOSED UPON THE HOME. 11 S 6. Section 1126 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a 12 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 13 4. (A) THE OWNER OF A MANUFACTURED HOME WHICH IS LOCATED ON LAND OWNED 14 BY ANOTHER MAY FILE A DECLARATION OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE LAND 15 ON WHICH THE MANUFACTURED HOME IS LOCATED. 16 (B) THE OWNER OF LAND ON WHICH A MANUFACTURED HOME OWNED BY ANOTHER IS 17 LOCATED MAY FILE A DECLARATION OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO ANY MANUFAC- 18 TURED HOME LOCATED ON SUCH LAND. 19 S 7. Section 1136 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a 20 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 21 4. TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURED HOME. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF 22 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A PARCEL WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONVEYANCE 23 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION EITHER CONSISTS OF A SEPARATELY ASSESSED MANU- 24 FACTURED HOME OR CONTAINS A MANUFACTURED HOME THAT HAS BEEN ASSESSED 25 WITH THAT LAND, A DEED EXECUTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL OPERATE 26 TO TRANSFER TITLE OF THE MANUFACTURED HOME TO OR FROM THE TAX DISTRICT 27 IF IT CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION WHICH IDENTIFIES THE MANUFACTURED HOME WITH 28 REASONABLE CERTAINTY. A DESCRIPTION CONTAINING THE SERIAL NUMBER OR 29 OTHER UNIQUE IDENTIFYING NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE MANUFACTURED HOME PURSU- 30 ANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE DEEMED 31 A SUFFICIENT DESCRIPTION FOR THIS PURPOSE. 32 S 8. Subdivision 1 of section 1138 of the real property tax law, as 33 amended by chapter 516 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 1. Grounds. The enforcing officer of any tax district may at any time 36 prior to final judgment withdraw any parcel of real property from a 37 foreclosure proceeding under this title for one or more of the following 38 reasons: 39 (a) there is reason to believe that there may be a legal impediment to 40 the enforcement of the tax lien affecting such parcel; 41 (b) the tax has been cancelled or is subject to cancellation pursuant 42 to section five hundred fifty-eight of this chapter, or, in the case of 43 a tax district to which such section does not apply, the tax would be 44 subject to cancellation if such section were applicable to the tax 45 district; 46 (c) the enforcement of the lien has been stayed by the filing of a 47 petition pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code of 1978 (Title Eleven of the 48 United States Code); 49 (d) if the tax district were to acquire the parcel, there is a signif- 50 icant risk that it might be exposed to a liability substantially in 51 excess of the amount that could be recovered by enforcing the tax lien; 52 (e) the owner of the parcel has entered into an agreement to pay the 53 taxes in installments pursuant to section eleven hundred eighty-four of 54 this article, and has not defaulted thereon; 55 (f) in a tax district which has extended the redemption period for 56 residential or farm property, (i) the parcel has been included on a S. 3524 4 A. 4398 1 petition for foreclosure, (ii) it has since been demonstrated to the 2 satisfaction of the enforcing officer that the parcel is residential or 3 farm property, and (iii) being residential or farm property, the parcel 4 is not yet subject to inclusion on such a petition; 5 (g) in a tax district which has extended the redemption period for 6 residential property for certain persons deployed by the military (i) 7 the parcel has been included on a petition for foreclosure, (ii) has 8 been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the enforcing officer that the 9 parcel is residential, (iii) the property is eligible for the extended 10 redemption period pursuant to section eleven hundred thirteen of this 11 article, and as such is not yet subject to inclusion of such a petition; 12 or 13 (h) the tax lien has been or is to be sold pursuant to title five of 14 this article[.]; OR 15 (I) THE PARCEL CONSTITUTES A MANUFACTURED HOME WHICH IS NO LONGER 16 WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TAX DISTRICT. 17 S 9. Subdivision 1 of section 1180 of the real property tax law, as 18 amended by chapter 579 of the laws of 1995, is amended and a new subdi- 19 vision 4 is added to read as follows: 20 1. Neither the owner, occupant nor any other person shall have the 21 right to despoil any lands subject to a delinquent tax lien by removing 22 buildings or [mobile] MANUFACTURED homes, other than [separately 23 assessed mobile] MANUFACTURED homes UPON WHICH NO CURRENTLY BILLED OR 24 DELINQUENT TAXES ARE DUE, or by cutting, removing or destroying timber 25 or other valuable products, growing, existing or being thereon at the 26 time of the filing of the list of delinquent taxes pursuant to section 27 eleven hundred twenty-two of this article. 28 4. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PRECLUDING 29 THE ENFORCEMENT OF DELINQUENT TAX LIENS AGAINST MANUFACTURED HOMES. 30 S 10. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 382-b to 31 read as follows: 32 S 382-B. CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES. NO CERTIF- 33 ICATE OF OCCUPANCY PERMITTING OCCUPANCY OF A MANUFACTURED HOME, AS 34 DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, 35 SHALL BE ISSUED EXCEPT UPON PROOF OF THE FILING OF THE REAL PROPERTY 36 INFORMATIONAL REPORT PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN- 37 TY-FOUR OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. 38 S 11. Paragraph 3 of subdivision a of section 233 of the real property 39 law, as amended by chapter 566 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read 40 as follows: 41 3. The term "manufactured home park" OR "MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY" 42 means a contiguous parcel of privately owned land which is used for the 43 accommodation of three or more manufactured homes occupied for year- 44 round living. 45 S 12. Subdivision w of section 233 of the real property law, as 46 amended by section 18 of part B of chapter 389 of the laws of 1997 and 47 paragraph 3-a as added by chapter 405 of the laws of 2001, is amended to 48 read as follows: 49 w. Real property tax payments. 1. A manufactured home park OR COMMUNI- 50 TY owner[, operator or the agent of such owner or operator] shall reduce 51 the annual rent paid by a manufactured home [tenant] OWNER for use of 52 the land upon which such manufactured home sits in an amount equal to 53 the total of the real property taxes actually paid by such manufactured 54 home [tenant] OWNER for such manufactured home plus the amount by which 55 the taxes on such manufactured home were reduced as a result of the 56 partial real property tax exemption granted to the manufactured home S. 3524 5 A. 4398 1 [tenant] OWNER pursuant to article four of the real property tax law, 2 provided such manufactured home [tenant] OWNER: 3 (a) owns a manufactured home which is separately assessed, subject to 4 the provisions of paragraph two of this subdivision; 5 (b) is entitled to and actually receives a partial real property tax 6 exemption pursuant to article four of the real property tax law; and 7 (c) pays the real property taxes due on such home. 8 2. In the case of a manufactured home which is not separately 9 assessed, but which is entitled to and actually receives the school tax 10 relief (STAR) exemption authorized by section four hundred twenty-five 11 of the real property tax law, the tenant of such manufactured home shall 12 be entitled to a rent reduction pursuant to this subdivision to the same 13 extent as a tenant of a manufactured home which satisfies the criteria 14 set forth in paragraph one of this subdivision. Such rent reduction 15 shall be equal to the amount by which the taxes on such manufactured 16 home were reduced as a result of such exemption. 17 3. A manufactured home park OR COMMUNITY owner [or operator] providing 18 a reduction in rent as required by paragraph one or two of this subdivi- 19 sion may retain, in consideration for record keeping expenses, two 20 percent of the amount of such reduction. 21 3-a. Any reduction required to be provided pursuant to paragraph one 22 or two of this subdivision shall be provided as follows: 23 (a) a reduction in monthly rent (prorating the reduction in twelve 24 parts) shall take effect upon the first monthly rental payment due sixty 25 days after the last date for the payment of real property taxes with no 26 penalty or interest for lateness and shall be extended to the next elev- 27 en monthly payments thereafter; or 28 (b) with the consent of the manufactured home park OR COMMUNITY owner, 29 [operator, or agent of such owner or operator,] a reduction in rent may 30 be offset in the entire amount of such reduction against the first 31 monthly rental payment due sixty days after the last date for the 32 payment of real property taxes with no penalty or interest for lateness, 33 and the balance thereof, if any, may be offset against the monthly 34 rental payments for succeeding months, until exhausted; or 35 (c) at the election of the manufactured home park OR COMMUNITY owner, 36 [operator, or agent of such owner or operator,] the total amount of such 37 reduction in rent may be paid to the tenant no later than sixty days 38 after the last date for the payment of real property taxes with no 39 penalty or interest for lateness. 40 4. The failure of a manufactured home park OR COMMUNITY owner [or 41 operator] to comply with the provisions of this subdivision shall be a 42 violation punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars for 43 each violation. 44 S 13. Subdivision w of section 233 of the real property law is 45 REPEALED and a new subdivision w is added to read as follows: 46 W. A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR COMMUNITY OWNER SHALL NOT INCLUDE, AS 47 PART OF THE RENT PAYABLE BY A MANUFACTURED HOME OWNER, REAL PROPERTY 48 TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO THE HOME OWNED BY THE MANUFACTURED HOME 49 OWNER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, 50 NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT A 51 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR COMMUNITY OWNER FROM INCLUDING SUCH TAXES AS 52 RENT TO BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURED HOME OWNER WHERE THE MANUFACTURED 53 HOME PARK OR COMMUNITY OWNER PAYS THE REAL PROPERTY TAXES ON BEHALF OF A 54 MANUFACTURED HOME OWNER RESIDING WITHIN SUCH PARK OR COMMUNITY WITH THE 55 CONSENT OF THE HOMEOWNER. S. 3524 6 A. 4398 1 S 14. Paragraph ii of subdivision 1-e of section 333 of the real prop- 2 erty law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 9 to read as follows: 3 (9) IN THE EVENT THAT THE REAL PROPERTY IS A MANUFACTURED HOME, A 4 STATEMENT THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE MANUFACTURED HOME HAS BEEN TRANS- 5 FERRED, AND/OR THE MANUFACTURED HOME HAS BEEN LOCATED OR RELOCATED WITH- 6 IN THE COUNTY. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE A SEPARATE FORM FOR USE 7 SOLELY FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES. SUCH FORM SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION 8 AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH BOARD. 9 S 15. Subdivision 15 of section 385 of the vehicle and traffic law is 10 amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows: 11 (L) NO PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION THAT WILL 12 ALLOW THE RELOCATION OF A MANUFACTURED HOME UNLESS A TAX COMPLIANCE 13 CERTIFICATE, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN OF THE REAL 14 PROPERTY TAX LAW, HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 15 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORT OF A MANUFAC- 16 TURED HOME FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF SUCH HOME OR A RETAIL SALES LOT, OR 17 TO A TAX DISTRICT THAT HAS FORECLOSED UPON THE HOME. 18 S 16. Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to affect the 19 priority of real property tax liens. Such liens shall continue to have 20 priority over other liens. 21 S 17. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that sections 22 four, ten, eleven and twelve of this act shall take effect January 1, 23 2014; provided further that sections two, three, five, six, seven, 24 eight, nine, fourteen and fifteen of this act shall take effect January 25 1, 2015; and provided further that sections one and thirteen of this act 26 shall take effect January 1, 2016; and provided further however, that 27 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule 28 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- 29 tive date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or 30 before such effective date.