Bill Text: NY A05226 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sets forth certain mandates for the administration of the New York city STAR program; makes specific provision for the city of New York; provides for an outreach program in the city of New York to increase awareness regarding STAR eligibility.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to real property taxation [A05226 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05226-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5226
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 21, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,  CLARK, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, PERRY --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. COOK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS,  MILL-
         MAN,  ORTIZ,  RIVERA,  SCARBOROUGH  --  read  once and referred to the
         Committee on Real Property Taxation
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to setting  forth
         the  criteria  for  continued  participation  in the school tax relief
         exemption and to require notification prior to the date for submission
         of a renewal STAR application; and to implement  an  outreach  program
         designed  to educate and inform owners of real property about the real
         property tax exemption
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 425 of the real property tax law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
    3    (A-1) NOTICE. WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,  THE  CITY  SHALL  ANNUALLY
    4  NOTIFY  OR  CAUSE  TO  BE  NOTIFIED  ANY  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER NOT
    5  RECEIVING AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL TAX  RELIEF
    6  (STAR)  PROGRAM,  OF  THE PROGRAM AND ITS CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY. SUCH
    7  NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN A STATEMENT PRINTED IN AT LEAST EIGHTEEN POINT BOLD
    8  FACED TYPE IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM: "YOU WILL SAVE MONEY  ON
    9  YOUR PROPERTY TAXES IF THIS IS YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND YOU SUBMIT THE
   10  NECESSARY  FORM WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN THIS MAILING." SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE
   11  MAILED TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS AT LEAST SIXTY BUT NOT MORE  THAN  NINETY
   12  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  THE  TAXABLE STATUS DATE. SUCH MAILING SHALL INCLUDE AN
   13  APPLICATION AND SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE SUBMITTED ON TIME
   14  IF IT IS RECEIVED BY SUCH CITY NO LATER THAN THE DATE OF FILING  OF  THE
   15  TENTATIVE  TAX  ROLL.    APPLICATIONS  SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY BOROUGH
   16  ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND SHALL BE ACCEPTED FOR
   17  FILING AT SUCH OFFICES.  APPLICATIONS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY   MAIL,
   18  OVER  THE  INTERNET,  OR AT ANY BOROUGH ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. SUCH APPLICA-
   19  TIONS SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, INCLUDING, BUT
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09129-01-3
       A. 5226                             2
    1  NOT LIMITED TO, SPANISH, CHINESE AND RUSSIAN.  THE APPLICATIONS SHALL BE
    2  MADE AVAILABLE IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO STATE AND  LOCAL  PUBLIC  OFFI-
    3  CIALS,  ALL  CITY  AND STATE OFFICES WHERE THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS, SENIOR
    4  CENTERS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS.
    5    S 2. The city of New York is hereby authorized and directed to develop
    6  and  implement an outreach program designed to educate and inform owners
    7  of real property about the real property tax exemption and the  enhanced
    8  real  property  tax  exemption available under the New York state school
    9  tax relief program, and to encourage  such  owners  to  apply  for  such
   10  exemptions.
   11    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.