Bill Text: NY A01495 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that the tax abatements for certain rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens commonly known as the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) shall be applicable where the rent constitutes more than one-fourth rather than one-third of the tenant's income.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to aging [A01495 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A01495-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1495 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON, CARROLL, HYNDMAN, RIVERA, L. ROSEN- THAL, ORTIZ, COLTON, WALKER, BLAKE, NIOU, SEAWRIGHT, BARRON -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. JONES, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the income level for the applicability of the senior citizens' rent increase exemption The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph d of subdivi- 2 sion 3 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, subdivision 2 as 3 amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 1985, paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 2 as added and subparagraph 3 of paragraph d of subdivision 3 as amended 5 by chapter 553 of the laws of 2015, and paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 6 as added by chapter 343 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as 7 follows: 8 2. The governing body of any municipal corporation is hereby author- 9 ized and empowered to adopt, after public hearing, in accordance with 10 the provisions of this section, a local law, ordinance or resolution 11 providing for the abatement of taxes of said municipal corporation 12 imposed on real property containing a dwelling unit as defined herein by 13 one of the following amounts: 14 (a) where the head of the household does not receive a monthly allow- 15 ance for shelter pursuant to the social services law, an amount not in 16 excess of that portion of any increase in maximum rent or legal regu- 17 lated rent which causes such maximum rent or legal regulated rent to 18 exceed [one-third] one-fourth of the combined income of all members of 19 the household; or 20 (b) where the head of the household receives a monthly allowance for 21 shelter pursuant to the social services law, an amount not in excess of 22 that portion of any increase in maximum rent or legal regulated rent EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04449-01-9A. 1495 2 1 which is not covered by the maximum allowance for shelter which such 2 person is entitled to receive pursuant to the social services law. 3 (c) Provided, however, that in a city of a population of one million 4 or more, where the head of household has been granted a rent increase 5 exemption order that is in effect as of January first, two thousand 6 fifteen or takes effect on or before July first, two thousand fifteen, 7 the amount determined by paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be an 8 amount not in excess of the difference between the maximum rent or legal 9 regulated rent and the amount specified in such order, as adjusted by 10 any other provision of this section. 11 (d) (1) Provided, however, that in a city with a population of one 12 million or more, a head of the household who has received a rent 13 increase exemption order that has expired and who, upon renewal applica- 14 tion for the period commencing immediately after such expiration, is 15 determined to be ineligible for a rent increase exemption order because 16 the combined income of all members of the household exceeds the maximum 17 amount allowed by this section or the maximum rent or legal regulated 18 rent does not exceed [one-third] one-fourth of the combined income of 19 all members of the household, may submit a new application during the 20 following calendar year, and if such head of the household receives a 21 rent increase exemption order that commences during such calendar year, 22 the tax abatement amount for such order shall be calculated as if such 23 prior rent increase exemption order had not expired. However, no tax 24 abatement benefits may be provided for the period of ineligibility. 25 (2) No head of the household may receive more than three rent increase 26 exemption orders calculated as if a prior rent increase exemption order 27 had not expired, as described in subparagraph one of this paragraph. 28 (3) where the head of the household does not receive a monthly allow- 29 ance for shelter pursuant to the social services law, the amount by 30 which the maximum rent or legal regulated rent of the subsequent dwell- 31 ing unit exceeds [one-third] one-fourth of the combined income of all 32 members of the household, except that this subparagraph shall not apply 33 to a head of the household who has been granted a rent increase 34 exemption order that is in effect as of January first, two thousand 35 fifteen or takes effect on or before July first, two thousand fifteen. 36 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- 37 ments to section 467-b of the real property tax law made by section one 38 of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall 39 expire therewith.
