Bill Text: NY S05468 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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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: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [S05468 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5468--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Cities  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       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
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  residence of such unit owner, shall be eligible  to  receive  a  partial
    2  abatement  pursuant  to paragraphs (d-1), (d-2), (d-3) and (d-4) of this
    3  [section] SUBDIVISION.
    4    (b)  In  a  city  having a population of one million or more, dwelling
    5  units owned by tenant-stockholders who, as  of  the  applicable  taxable
    6  status  date,  own no more than three dwelling units in any one property
    7  held in the cooperative form of ownership, shall be eligible to  receive
    8  a  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 cooperative 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 tenant-stockholder in a single building, one of which must be the
   22  primary  residence  of  such  tenant-stockholder,  shall  be eligible to
   23  receive a partial abatement pursuant to paragraphs (d-1),  (d-2),  (d-3)
   24  and  (d-4) of this [section] SUBDIVISION.  For purposes of this section,
   25  a tenant-stockholder of a cooperative  apartment  corporation  shall  be
   26  deemed  to  own  the  dwelling  unit  which is represented by his or her
   27  shares of stock in such corporation. Any abatement so granted  shall  be
   28  credited  by the appropriate taxing authority against the tax due on the
   29  property as a whole. The  reduction  in  real  property  taxes  received
   30  thereby  shall  be  credited  by  the  cooperative apartment corporation
   31  against the amount of such taxes attributable to eligible dwelling units
   32  at the time of receipt.
   33    S 2. Paragraphs (d-1), (d-2), (d-3) and  (d-4)  of  subdivision  2  of
   34  section 467-a of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 4 of the
   35  laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   36    (d-1)  In  the  fiscal  years  commencing in calendar [year] YEARS two
   37  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen and two thousand fourteen, eligi-
   38  ble dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is less
   39  than or equal to fifty thousand dollars shall receive a  partial  abate-
   40  ment  of the real property taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling
   41  units of twenty-five percent, twenty-six and one-half percent and  twen-
   42  ty-eight  and  one-tenth  percent  respectively.  IN  THE  FISCAL  YEARS
   43  COMMENCING IN CALENDAR YEARS TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND  SIXTEEN
   44  AND  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN, ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS IN PROPERTY WHOSE
   45  AVERAGE UNIT ASSESSED VALUE IS LESS THAN  OR  EQUAL  TO  FIFTY  THOUSAND
   46  DOLLARS  SHALL  RECEIVE  A  PARTIAL ABATEMENT OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAXES
   47  ATTRIBUTABLE TO OR DUE  ON  SUCH  DWELLING  UNITS  OF  TWENTY-EIGHT  AND
   48  ONE-TENTH PERCENT.
   49    (d-2)  In  the  fiscal  years  commencing in calendar [year] YEARS two
   50  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen and two thousand fourteen, eligi-
   51  ble dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is more
   52  than fifty thousand dollars, but less than or equal to fifty-five  thou-
   53  sand  dollars,  shall  receive  a partial abatement of the real property
   54  taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling units  of  twenty-two  and
   55  one-half  percent, twenty-three and eight-tenths percent and twenty-five
   56  and two-tenths percent respectively. IN THE FISCAL YEARS  COMMENCING  IN
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    1  CALENDAR  YEARS TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND TWO THOU-
    2  SAND SEVENTEEN, ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS IN PROPERTY WHOSE  AVERAGE  UNIT
    3  ASSESSED  VALUE  IS  MORE  THAN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT LESS THAN OR
    4  EQUAL  TO FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, SHALL RECEIVE A PARTIAL ABATEMENT
    5  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE TO OR DUE ON SUCH DWELLING UNITS
    6  OF TWENTY-FIVE AND TWO-TENTHS PERCENT.
    7    (d-3) In the fiscal years commencing  in  calendar  [year]  YEARS  two
    8  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen and two thousand fourteen, eligi-
    9  ble dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is more
   10  than  fifty-five thousand dollars, but less than or equal to sixty thou-
   11  sand dollars, shall receive a partial abatement  of  the  real  property
   12  taxes  attributable  to or due on such dwelling units of twenty percent,
   13  twenty-one  and  two-tenths  percent,  and  twenty-two  and  five-tenths
   14  percent  respectively.  IN THE FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING IN CALENDAR YEARS
   15  TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,
   16  ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS IN PROPERTY WHOSE AVERAGE UNIT ASSESSED VALUE IS
   17  MORE  THAN  FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO SIXTY
   18  THOUSAND DOLLARS, SHALL RECEIVE A PARTIAL ABATEMENT OF THE REAL PROPERTY
   19  TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE TO OR DUE ON SUCH DWELLING UNITS  OF  TWENTY-TWO  AND
   20  FIVE-TENTHS PERCENT.
   21    (d-4)  In  the  fiscal  years  commencing in calendar [year] YEARS two
   22  thousand twelve, two thousand thirteen [and], two thousand fourteen, TWO
   23  THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  AND  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,
   24  eligible dwelling units in property whose average unit assessed value is
   25  more  than  sixty  thousand dollars shall receive a partial abatement of
   26  the real property taxes attributable to or due on such dwelling units of
   27  seventeen and one-half percent.
   28    S 3. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 3 of section 467-a  of
   29  the  real property tax law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 2013,
   30  are amended to read as follows:
   31    (a) An application for an abatement pursuant to this section  for  the
   32  fiscal  year  commencing  in  calendar  year nineteen hundred ninety-six
   33  shall be made no later than the fifteenth  day  of  September,  nineteen
   34  hundred  ninety-six.  An  application  for an abatement pursuant to this
   35  section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year nineteen hundred
   36  ninety-seven shall be made no later than the first day of  April,  nine-
   37  teen  hundred  ninety-seven. An application for an abatement pursuant to
   38  this section for the fiscal year commencing in  calendar  year  nineteen
   39  hundred ninety-eight shall be made no later than the first day of April,
   40  nineteen  hundred ninety-eight. An application for an abatement pursuant
   41  to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year nineteen
   42  hundred ninety-nine shall be made in accordance  with  this  subdivision
   43  and subdivision three-a of this section. An application for an abatement
   44  pursuant to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year
   45  two  thousand shall be made no later than the fifteenth day of February,
   46  two thousand. An application for an abatement pursuant to  this  section
   47  for  the  fiscal year commencing in calendar year two thousand one shall
   48  be made in accordance with this subdivision and subdivision  three-b  of
   49  this  section.  An application for an abatement pursuant to this section
   50  for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year two thousand  two  shall
   51  be  made  no later than the fifteenth day of February, two thousand two.
   52  An application for an abatement pursuant to this section for the  fiscal
   53  year  commencing  in  calendar  year two thousand three shall be made no
   54  later than the fifteenth day of February, two thousand three. An  appli-
   55  cation  for  an  abatement  pursuant to this section for the fiscal year
   56  commencing in calendar year two thousand four shall be made  in  accord-
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    1  ance  with  this subdivision and subdivision three-c of this section. An
    2  application for an abatement pursuant to this  section  for  the  fiscal
    3  year  commencing  in  calendar  year  two thousand five shall be made no
    4  later than the fifteenth day of February, two thousand five. An applica-
    5  tion  for  an  abatement  pursuant  to  this section for the fiscal year
    6  commencing in calendar year two thousand six shall be made no later than
    7  the fifteenth day of February, two thousand six. An application  for  an
    8  abatement  pursuant  to  this  section for the fiscal year commencing in
    9  calendar year two thousand  seven  shall  be  made  no  later  than  the
   10  fifteenth day of February, two thousand seven. An application for abate-
   11  ment pursuant to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar
   12  year  two  thousand eight shall be made in accordance with this subdivi-
   13  sion and subdivision three-d of this  section.  An  application  for  an
   14  abatement  pursuant  to  this  section for the fiscal year commencing in
   15  calendar year two  thousand  nine  shall  be  made  no  later  than  the
   16  fifteenth  day  of  February,  two  thousand nine. An application for an
   17  abatement pursuant to this section for the  fiscal  year  commencing  in
   18  calendar year two thousand ten shall be made no later than the fifteenth
   19  day  of  February,  two  thousand  ten.  An application for an abatement
   20  pursuant to this section for the fiscal year commencing in calendar year
   21  two thousand eleven shall be made no later than  the  fifteenth  day  of
   22  February,  two thousand eleven. An application for an abatement pursuant
   23  to this section for the fiscal years commencing in  calendar  years  two
   24  thousand  twelve  and  two thousand thirteen shall be made in accordance
   25  with subdivision three-e of this section. The date  or  dates  by  which
   26  applications for an abatement pursuant to this section shall be made for
   27  the  fiscal  year beginning in calendar year two thousand fourteen shall
   28  be established by the commissioner of finance  by  rule,  provided  that
   29  such date or dates shall not be later than the fifteenth day of February
   30  for  such  calendar year. APPLICATIONS FOR AN ABATEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
   31  SECTION FOR THE FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING IN CALENDAR YEARS  TWO  THOUSAND
   32  FIFTEEN,  TWO  THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SHALL BE MADE
   33  NO LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH FOR  EACH  RESPECTIVE  CALENDAR
   34  YEAR.
   35    (b) (I) An application for an abatement pursuant to this section shall
   36  be  submitted to the commissioner of finance by the board of managers of
   37  a condominium or the board  of  directors  of  a  cooperative  apartment
   38  corporation,  provided  that  the  commissioner  of  finance may by rule
   39  require the owner of a dwelling unit to submit an application to supple-
   40  ment information contained in the application submitted by the board  of
   41  managers  of  a  condominium  or the board of directors of a cooperative
   42  apartment corporation and may by rule apply and adjust, as  appropriate,
   43  any  provisions of this section that relate to applications submitted by
   44  such boards to applications submitted by such owners.
   45    (II) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR  ANY  OTHER
   46  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE MAY BY
   47  RULE REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS BE  SUBMITTED  BY  DWELLING  UNIT  OWNERS
   48  INSTEAD  OF, OR IN ADDITION TO, THOSE SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
   49  OF A CONDOMINIUM OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF  A  COOPERATIVE  APARTMENT
   50  CORPORATION  FOR  APPLICATIONS  FOR  FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING IN CALENDAR
   51  YEAR TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN OR LATER.
   52    (c) (I) No abatement pursuant to this section shall be granted  unless
   53  the  applicant  files  an  application  for an abatement within the time
   54  periods prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  or  subdivision
   55  three-a, three-b, three-c, three-d or three-e of this section, provided,
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    1  however,  that  the  commissioner  of finance may, for good cause shown,
    2  extend the time for filing an application.
    3    (II)  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR ANY OTHER
    4  PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  FINANCE  MAY
    5  PROVIDE  BY  RULE  THAT  APPLICATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE FILED ON AN
    6  ANNUAL BASIS.
    7    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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