Bill Text: NY A07531 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to partial tax abatement for residential real property held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership in New York City.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to real property taxation [A07531 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07531-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7531
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 15, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  partial  tax
         abatement  for  residential  real  property held in the cooperative or
         condominium form of ownership in a city having  a  population  of  one
         million or more
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 467-a of
    2  the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of  2013,
    3  are amended to read as follows:
    4    (a)  In  a  city  having a population of one million or more, dwelling
    5  units owned by unit owners who, as  of  the  applicable  taxable  status
    6  date,  own no more than three dwelling units in any one property held in
    7  the condominium form of  ownership,  shall  be  eligible  to  receive  a
    8  partial  abatement  of  real  property taxes, as set forth in paragraphs
    9  (c), (d), (d-1), (d-2), (d-3), (d-4), (d-5) and (d-6) of  this  subdivi-
   10  sion; provided, however, that a property held in the condominium form of
   11  ownership  that  is  receiving  complete  or  partial  real property tax
   12  exemption or tax abatement pursuant to any other provision of this chap-
   13  ter or any other state or local law, except as provided in paragraph (f)
   14  of this subdivision, shall not be eligible to receive a  partial  abate-
   15  ment  pursuant  to  this  section;  and provided, further, that sponsors
   16  shall not be eligible to receive a partial abatement  pursuant  to  this
   17  section; and provided, further, that in the fiscal [year] YEARS commenc-
   18  ing  in  calendar years two thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen, [or]
   19  two thousand fourteen, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN OR TWO
   20  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN no more than a maximum of three dwelling units  owned
   21  by any unit owner in a single building, one of which must be the primary
   22  residence  of  such  unit  owner, shall be eligible to receive a partial
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  abatement pursuant to paragraphs (d-1), (d-2), (d-3) and (d-4)  of  this
    2  [section] SUBDIVISION.
    3    (b)  In  a  city  having a population of one million or more, dwelling
    4  units owned by tenant-stockholders who, as  of  the  applicable  taxable
    5  status  date,  own no more than three dwelling units in any one property
    6  held in the cooperative form of ownership, shall be eligible to  receive
    7  a  partial  abatement of real property taxes, as set forth in paragraphs
    8  (c), (d), (d-1), (d-2), (d-3), (d-4), (d-5) and (d-6) of  this  subdivi-
    9  sion; provided, however, that a property held in the cooperative form of
   10  ownership  that  is  receiving  complete  or  partial  real property tax
   11  exemption or tax abatement pursuant to any other provision of this chap-
   12  ter or any other state or local law, except as provided in paragraph (f)
   13  of this subdivision, shall not be eligible to receive a  partial  abate-
   14  ment  pursuant  to  this  section;  and provided, further, that sponsors
   15  shall not be eligible to receive a partial abatement  pursuant  to  this
   16  section; and provided, further, that in the fiscal [year] YEARS commenc-
   17  ing  in  calendar years two thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen [or],
   18  two thousand fourteen, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN OR TWO
   19  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN no more than a maximum of three dwelling units  owned
   20  by any tenant-stockholder in a single building, one of which must be the
   21  primary  residence  of  such  tenant-stockholder,  shall  be eligible to
   22  receive a partial abatement pursuant to paragraphs (d-1),  (d-2),  (d-3)
   23  and  (d-4) of this [section] SUBDIVISION.  For purposes of this section,
   24  a tenant-stockholder of a cooperative  apartment  corporation  shall  be
   25  deemed  to  own  the  dwelling  unit  which is represented by his or her
   26  shares of stock in such corporation. Any abatement so granted  shall  be
   27  credited  by the appropriate taxing authority against the tax due on the
   28  property as a whole. The  reduction  in  real  property  taxes  received
   29  thereby  shall  be  credited  by  the  cooperative apartment corporation
   30  against the amount of such taxes attributable to eligible dwelling units
   31  at the time of receipt.
   32    S 2. Paragraphs (d-1), (d-2), (d-3) and  (d-4)  of  subdivision  2  of
   33  section 467-a of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 4 of the
   34  laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   35    (d-1)  In  the  fiscal  years  commencing in calendar [year] YEARS two
   36  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen and two thousand fourteen, eligi-
   37  ble dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is less
   38  than or equal to fifty thousand dollars shall receive a  partial  abate-
   39  ment  of the real property taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling
   40  units of twenty-five percent, twenty-six and one-half percent and  twen-
   41  ty-eight  and  one-tenth  percent  respectively.  IN  THE  FISCAL  YEARS
   42  COMMENCING IN CALENDAR YEARS TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND  SIXTEEN
   43  AND  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN, ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS IN PROPERTY WHOSE
   44  AVERAGE UNIT ASSESSED VALUE IS LESS THAN  OR  EQUAL  TO  FIFTY  THOUSAND
   45  DOLLARS  SHALL  RECEIVE  A  PARTIAL ABATEMENT OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAXES
   46  ATTRIBUTABLE TO OR DUE  ON  SUCH  DWELLING  UNITS  OF  TWENTY-EIGHT  AND
   47  ONE-TENTH PERCENT.
   48    (d-2)  In  the  fiscal  years  commencing in calendar [year] YEARS two
   49  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen and two thousand fourteen, eligi-
   50  ble dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is more
   51  than fifty thousand dollars, but less than or equal to fifty-five  thou-
   52  sand  dollars,  shall  receive  a partial abatement of the real property
   53  taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling units  of  twenty-two  and
   54  one-half  percent, twenty-three and eight-tenths percent and twenty-five
   55  and two-tenths percent respectively. IN THE FISCAL YEARS  COMMENCING  IN
   56  CALENDAR  YEARS TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND TWO THOU-
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    1  SAND SEVENTEEN, ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS IN PROPERTY WHOSE  AVERAGE  UNIT
    2  ASSESSED  VALUE  IS  MORE  THAN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT LESS THAN OR
    3  EQUAL TO FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, SHALL RECEIVE A PARTIAL  ABATEMENT
    4  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE TO OR DUE ON SUCH DWELLING UNITS
    5  OF TWENTY-FIVE AND TWO-TENTHS PERCENT.
    6    (d-3)  In  the  fiscal  years  commencing in calendar [year] YEARS two
    7  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen and two thousand fourteen, eligi-
    8  ble dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is more
    9  than fifty-five thousand dollars, but less than or equal to sixty  thou-
   10  sand  dollars,  shall  receive  a partial abatement of the real property
   11  taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling units of  twenty  percent,
   12  twenty-one  and  two-tenths  percent,  and  twenty-two  and  five-tenths
   13  percent respectively. IN THE FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING IN  CALENDAR  YEARS
   14  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN,
   15  ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS IN PROPERTY WHOSE AVERAGE UNIT ASSESSED VALUE IS
   16  MORE THAN FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL  TO  SIXTY
   17  THOUSAND DOLLARS, SHALL RECEIVE A PARTIAL ABATEMENT OF THE REAL PROPERTY
   18  TAXES  ATTRIBUTABLE  TO  OR DUE ON SUCH DWELLING UNITS OF TWENTY-TWO AND
   19  FIVE-TENTHS PERCENT.
   20    (d-4) In the fiscal years commencing  in  calendar  [year]  YEARS  two
   21  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen [and], two thousand fourteen, TWO
   22  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  AND  TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN,
   23  eligible dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is
   24  more than sixty thousand dollars shall receive a  partial  abatement  of
   25  the real property taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling units of
   26  seventeen and one-half percent.
   27    S  3. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 3 of section 467-a of
   28  the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of  2013,
   29  are amended to read as follows:
   30    (a)  An  application for an abatement pursuant to this section for the
   31  fiscal year commencing in  calendar  year  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six
   32  shall  be  made  no  later than the fifteenth day of September, nineteen
   33  hundred ninety-six. An application for an  abatement  pursuant  to  this
   34  section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year nineteen hundred
   35  ninety-seven  shall  be made no later than the first day of April, nine-
   36  teen hundred ninety-seven. An application for an abatement  pursuant  to
   37  this  section  for  the fiscal year commencing in calendar year nineteen
   38  hundred ninety-eight shall be made no later than the first day of April,
   39  nineteen hundred ninety-eight. An application for an abatement  pursuant
   40  to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year nineteen
   41  hundred  ninety-nine  shall  be made in accordance with this subdivision
   42  and subdivision three-a of this section. An application for an abatement
   43  pursuant to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year
   44  two thousand shall be made no later than the fifteenth day of  February,
   45  two  thousand.  An application for an abatement pursuant to this section
   46  for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year two thousand  one  shall
   47  be  made  in accordance with this subdivision and subdivision three-b of
   48  this section. An application for an abatement pursuant to  this  section
   49  for  the  fiscal year commencing in calendar year two thousand two shall
   50  be made no later than the fifteenth day of February, two  thousand  two.
   51  An  application for an abatement pursuant to this section for the fiscal
   52  year commencing in calendar year two thousand three  shall  be  made  no
   53  later  than the fifteenth day of February, two thousand three. An appli-
   54  cation for an abatement pursuant to this section  for  the  fiscal  year
   55  commencing  in  calendar year two thousand four shall be made in accord-
   56  ance with this subdivision and subdivision three-c of this  section.  An
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    1  application  for  an  abatement  pursuant to this section for the fiscal
    2  year commencing in calendar year two thousand  five  shall  be  made  no
    3  later than the fifteenth day of February, two thousand five. An applica-
    4  tion  for  an  abatement  pursuant  to  this section for the fiscal year
    5  commencing in calendar year two thousand six shall be made no later than
    6  the fifteenth day of February, two thousand six. An application  for  an
    7  abatement  pursuant  to  this  section for the fiscal year commencing in
    8  calendar year two thousand  seven  shall  be  made  no  later  than  the
    9  fifteenth day of February, two thousand seven. An application for abate-
   10  ment pursuant to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar
   11  year  two  thousand eight shall be made in accordance with this subdivi-
   12  sion and subdivision three-d of this  section.  An  application  for  an
   13  abatement  pursuant  to  this  section for the fiscal year commencing in
   14  calendar year two  thousand  nine  shall  be  made  no  later  than  the
   15  fifteenth  day  of  February,  two  thousand nine. An application for an
   16  abatement pursuant to this section for the  fiscal  year  commencing  in
   17  calendar year two thousand ten shall be made no later than the fifteenth
   18  day  of  February,  two  thousand  ten.  An application for an abatement
   19  pursuant to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year
   20  two thousand eleven shall be made no later than  the  fifteenth  day  of
   21  February,  two thousand eleven. An application for an abatement pursuant
   22  to this section for the fiscal years commencing in  calendar  years  two
   23  thousand  twelve  and  two thousand thirteen shall be made in accordance
   24  with subdivision three-e of this section. The date  or  dates  by  which
   25  applications for an abatement pursuant to this section shall be made for
   26  the  fiscal  year beginning in calendar year two thousand fourteen shall
   27  be established by the commissioner of finance  by  rule,  provided  that
   28  such date or dates shall not be later than the fifteenth day of February
   29  for  such  calendar year. APPLICATIONS FOR AN ABATEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
   30  SECTION FOR THE FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING IN CALENDAR YEARS  TWO  THOUSAND
   31  FIFTEEN,  TWO  THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SHALL BE MADE
   32  NO LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH FOR  EACH  RESPECTIVE  CALENDAR
   33  YEAR.
   34    (b) (I) An application for an abatement pursuant to this section shall
   35  be  submitted to the commissioner of finance by the board of managers of
   36  a condominium or the board  of  directors  of  a  cooperative  apartment
   37  corporation,  provided  that  the  commissioner  of  finance may by rule
   38  require the owner of a dwelling unit to submit an application to supple-
   39  ment information contained in the application submitted by the board  of
   40  managers  of  a  condominium  or the board of directors of a cooperative
   41  apartment corporation and may by rule apply and adjust, as  appropriate,
   42  any  provisions of this section that relate to applications submitted by
   43  such boards to applications submitted by such owners.
   44    (II) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR  ANY  OTHER
   45  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE MAY BY
   46  RULE REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS BE  SUBMITTED  BY  DWELLING  UNIT  OWNERS
   47  INSTEAD  OF, OR IN ADDITION TO, THOSE SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
   48  OF A CONDOMINIUM OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF  A  COOPERATIVE  APARTMENT
   49  CORPORATION  FOR  APPLICATIONS  FOR  FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING IN CALENDAR
   50  YEAR TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN OR LATER.
   51    (c) (I) No abatement pursuant to this section shall be granted  unless
   52  the  applicant  files  an  application  for an abatement within the time
   53  periods prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  or  subdivision
   54  three-a, three-b, three-c, three-d or three-e of this section, provided,
   55  however,  that  the  commissioner  of finance may, for good cause shown,
   56  extend the time for filing an application.
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    1    (II) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR  ANY  OTHER
    2  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE MAY
    3  PROVIDE BY RULE THAT APPLICATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO  BE  FILED  ON  AN
    4  ANNUAL BASIS.
    5    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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