STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8448 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 29, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT authorizing the Chai Center to file an application for retroac- tive 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 2 the assessor of the town of Eastchester, in the county of Westchester, 3 is hereby authorized to accept from the Chai Center, a not-for-profit 4 organization, an application for exemption from real property taxes 5 pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law for the 2021-2022 6 assessment roll for all of the 2021-2022 school taxes and all of the 7 2022 general taxes for the parcel located at 455 White Plains Road, in 8 the town of Eastchester, county of Westchester, otherwise known as West- 9 chester county parcel ID section 44 block 2 lot 11. If accepted, the 10 application shall be reviewed as if it has been received on or before 11 the taxable status date established for such roll. 12 If satisfied that the Chai Center would otherwise be entitled to such 13 exemption if the organization had filed an application for such 14 exemption on or before the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor 15 of the town of Eastchester, upon approval by the town board of the town 16 of Eastchester, may grant exemption from taxation with respect to the 17 subject roll and make the appropriate correction to the subject roll. If 18 the exemption is granted and the Chai Center shall have paid any tax 19 with respect to the subject roll, the applicable governing body or tax 20 department may in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of those 21 taxes paid and cancel those taxes, fines, penalties, liens or interest 22 remaining unpaid. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13805-01-3