Bill Text: NY A08129 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York to apply to the assessor of the city of Saratoga Springs for a retroactive real property tax exemption on a certain parcel of land.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-21 - signed chap.110 [A08129 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A08129-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8129--C 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Real Property Taxation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to authorize the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain properties in the city of Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs is hereby authorized to 3 accept from the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York an applica- 4 tion for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of 5 the real property tax law for the 2014 assessment roll for the parcel 6 owned by such not-for-profit association which is located at 40 New 7 Street, in the city of Saratoga Springs, county of Saratoga. If 8 accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had been received 9 on or before the taxable status date established for such roll. 10 If satisfied that such not-for-profit organization would otherwise be 11 entitled to such exemption if such not-for-profit organization had filed 12 applications or renewal applications for exemptions by the appropriate 13 taxable status date, the assessor, upon approval by the Saratoga Springs 14 city council, may make appropriate correction to the subject roll. If 15 such exemption is granted and such organization, therefore, shall have 16 paid any taxes with respect to the subject roll, the applicable govern- 17 ing body or tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the 18 refund of those taxes paid and cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, 19 liens, or interest remaining unpaid. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11543-08-6