Bill Text: NY A07990 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the assessor of the city of Buffalo to accept an application for real property tax exemption from The Service Collaborative of Western New York.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-20 - substituted by s2871 [A07990 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A07990-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7990 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT authorizing the assessor of the city of Buffalo to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc. for a certain parcel of land located in the city of Buffalo THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 2 the assessor of the city of Buffalo is hereby authorized to accept from 3 The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc. an application for exemption from 4 real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax 5 law for the assessment roll for the 2010 assessment year, for the parcel 6 located at 635 South Park Avenue, city of Buffalo, otherwise known as 7 section 122.41, block 3, lot 1.2. If accepted, the application shall be 8 reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable status date 9 established for such roll. 10 If satisfied that The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc. (i) acquired 11 title to the property for which it seeks exemption subsequent to the 12 taxable status dates established for such roll and prior to the taxable 13 status date for the next ensuing assessment roll and (ii) would other- 14 wise be entitled to such exemption if it had filed an application for 15 exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon 16 approval by the city of Buffalo common council, may grant exemption from 17 taxation beginning with the date of acquisition of the property by The 18 Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc. and make appropriate correction of 19 this subject roll. If such exemption is granted and if The Service 20 Collaborative of WNY, Inc. shall have paid any tax with respect to such 21 subject roll, the governing body or tax department may, in its sole 22 discretion, provide for those taxes paid and cancel taxes, fines, penal- 23 ties or interest remaining unpaid. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05679-01-3 A. 7990 2 1 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.