Bill Text: NY A04522 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the combined household income limit for eligibility for exemptions and local laws, ordinances or resolutions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to real property taxation [A04522 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04522-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4522--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- 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 increasing the combined household income limit for eligibility for a senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE), disability rent increase exemption (DRIE), senior citizen homeowners' exemption (SCHE), and disabled homeowners' exemption (DHE) on the basis of the consumer price index; and in relation to local laws, ordinances or resolutions providing for the abatement of taxes in a city with a population of one million or more persons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 and paragraphs a and b of 2 subdivision 3 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, paragraph a 3 of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, para- 4 graph a of subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of part U of chapter 55 5 of the laws of 2014 and paragraph b of subdivision 3 as amended by 6 section 1 of chapter 129 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as 7 follows: 8 a. "Dwelling unit" means that part of a dwelling in which a head of 9 the household resides and which is subject to either the emergency hous- 10 ing rent control law or to the rent and rehabilitation law of the city 11 of New York enacted pursuant to the local emergency housing rent control 12 law, or to the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four 13 or is a dwelling unit contained in real property described in subdivi- 14 sion fourteen of this section; 15 a. for a dwelling unit where the head of the household is a person 16 sixty-two years of age or older, no tax abatement shall be granted if 17 the combined income of all members of the household for the income tax 18 year immediately preceding the date of making application exceeds four 19 thousand dollars, or such other sum not more than twenty-five thousand 20 dollars beginning July first, two thousand five, twenty-six thousand 21 dollars beginning July first, two thousand six, twenty-seven thousand EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02343-04-9A. 4522--A 2 1 dollars beginning July first, two thousand seven, twenty-eight thousand 2 dollars beginning July first, two thousand eight, twenty-nine thousand 3 dollars beginning July first, two thousand nine, and fifty thousand 4 dollars beginning July first, two thousand fourteen, as may be provided 5 by the local law, ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this 6 section, provided that when the head of the household retires before the 7 commencement of such income tax year and the date of filing the applica- 8 tion, the income for such year may be adjusted by excluding salary or 9 earnings and projecting his or her retirement income over the entire 10 period of such year. The maximum income threshold provided for herein 11 shall be increased by order of the commissioner of the state division of 12 housing and community renewal on January first of each year to reflect 13 any increase in the regional consumer price index for the N.Y., 14 N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon the index for all urban consum- 15 ers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve month period. 16 b. for a dwelling unit where the head of the household qualifies as a 17 person with a disability pursuant to subdivision five of this section, 18 no tax abatement shall be granted if the combined income for all members 19 of the household for the current income tax year exceeds fifty thousand 20 dollars beginning July first, two thousand fourteen, as may be provided 21 by the local law, ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this 22 section. The maximum income threshold provided for herein shall be 23 increased by order of the commissioner of the state division of housing 24 and community renewal on January first of each year to reflect any 25 increase in the regional consumer price index for the N.Y., 26 N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon the index for all urban consum- 27 ers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve month period. 28 § 1-a. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real prop- 29 erty tax law, as added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1972, is amended to 30 read as follows: 31 a. "Dwelling unit" means that part of a dwelling in which a head of 32 the household resides and which is subject to either emergency housing 33 rent control law or to rent and rehabilitation law of the city of New 34 York enacted pursuant to the local law enacted pursuant to the local 35 emergency housing rent control law or is a dwelling unit contained in 36 real property described in subdivision fourteen of this section; 37 § 1-b. Section 467-b of the real property tax law is amended by adding 38 a new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 39 14. In a city with a population of one million or more, any such local 40 law, ordinance or resolution may provide for the abatement of taxes of 41 such city imposed on: 42 (a) real property originally organized pursuant to article two of the 43 private housing finance law containing dwelling units in which the qual- 44 ifying head of household or their qualifying successor in interest: (i) 45 has a signed agreement with the landlord to limit increases in maximum 46 rent to an amount based on what is ordered by the rent guidelines board 47 for the lifetime of the tenancy, which amount may be less than, equal 48 to, or greater than the amount so ordered by the rent guidelines board, 49 and (ii) is otherwise eligible for the tax abatement provided in this 50 section, regardless of whether such real property is still subject to 51 the regulations of said article; or 52 (b) real property containing dwelling units in which the qualifying 53 head of household or their qualifying successor in interest: (i) has a 54 signed agreement with the landlord to limit increases in maximum rent 55 to an amount equal to or less than those ordered by the rent guidelinesA. 4522--A 3 1 board for the lifetime of the tenancy, and (ii) is otherwise eligible 2 for the tax abatement provided in this section; 3 (c) provided, however, that the application for any abatement pursuant 4 to this subdivision shall be subject to the approval of the New York 5 city department of housing preservation and development, in such depart- 6 ment's discretion. 7 § 2. Paragraphs b, d and m of subdivision 1 of section 467-c of the 8 real property tax law, paragraph b as amended by chapter 420 of the laws 9 of 1991, paragraph d as separately amended by chapters 188 and 205 of 10 the laws of 2005, subparagraph 1 of paragraph d as amended by section 2 11 of part U of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014 and paragraph m as amended 12 by chapter 129 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows: 13 b. "Dwelling unit" means that part of a dwelling in which an eligible 14 head of the household resides and which is subject to the provisions of 15 either Article II, IV, V, or XI of the private housing finance law; or 16 that part of a dwelling which was or continues to be subject to a mort- 17 gage insured or initially insured by the federal government pursuant to 18 section two hundred thirteen of the National Housing Act, as amended, in 19 which an eligible head of the household resides or is a unit in a hous- 20 ing development described in subdivision thirteen of this section. 21 d. "Eligible head of the household" means (1) a person or his or her 22 spouse who is sixty-two years of age or older and is entitled to the 23 possession or to the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit, provided, 24 however, with respect to a dwelling which was subject to a mortgage 25 insured or initially insured by the federal government pursuant to 26 section two hundred thirteen of the National Housing Act, as amended 27 "eligible head of the household" shall be limited to that person or his 28 or her spouse who was entitled to possession or the use and occupancy of 29 such dwelling unit at the time of termination of such mortgage, and 30 whose income when combined with the income of all other members of the 31 household, does not exceed six thousand five hundred dollars for the 32 taxable period, or such other sum not less than sixty-five hundred 33 dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars beginning July first, 34 two thousand five, twenty-six thousand dollars beginning July first, two 35 thousand six, twenty-seven thousand dollars beginning July first, two 36 thousand seven, twenty-eight thousand dollars beginning July first, two 37 thousand eight, twenty-nine thousand dollars beginning July first, two 38 thousand nine, and fifty thousand dollars beginning July first, two 39 thousand fourteen, as may be provided by local law; or (2) a person with 40 a disability as defined in this subdivision. The maximum income thresh- 41 old provided for herein shall be increased by order of the commissioner 42 of the state division of housing and community renewal on January first 43 of each year to reflect any increase in the regional consumer price 44 index for the N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon the index 45 for all urban consumers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve month peri- 46 od. 47 m. "Person with a disability" means an individual who is currently 48 receiving social security disability insurance (SSDI) or supplemental 49 security income (SSI) benefits under the federal social security act or 50 disability pension or disability compensation benefits provided by the 51 United States department of veterans affairs or those previously eligi- 52 ble by virtue of receiving disability benefits under the supplemental 53 security income program or the social security disability program and 54 currently receiving medical assistance benefits based on determination 55 of disability as provided in section three hundred sixty-six of the 56 social services law and whose income for the current income tax year,A. 4522--A 4 1 together with the income of all members of such individual's household, 2 does not exceed fifty thousand dollars beginning July first, two thou- 3 sand fourteen, as may be provided by local law. The maximum income 4 threshold provided for herein shall be increased by order of the commis- 5 sioner of the state division of housing and community renewal on January 6 first of each year to reflect any increase in the regional consumer 7 price index for the N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon the 8 index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve month 9 period. 10 § 2-a. Section 467-c of the real property tax law is amended by adding 11 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 12 13. In a city with a population of one million or more, any such local 13 law, ordinance or resolution may provide for the abatement of taxes of 14 such city imposed on: 15 (a) real property originally organized pursuant to article two of the 16 private housing finance law containing dwelling units in which the qual- 17 ifying head of household or their qualifying successor in interest: (i) 18 has a signed agreement with the landlord to limit increases in maximum 19 rent to an amount based on what is ordered by the rent guidelines board 20 for the lifetime of the tenancy, which amount may be less than, equal 21 to, or greater than the amount so ordered by the rent guidelines board, 22 and (ii) is otherwise eligible for the tax abatement provided in this 23 section, regardless of whether such real property is still subject to 24 the regulations of said article; or 25 (b) real property containing dwelling units in which the qualifying 26 head of household or their qualifying successor in interest: (i) has a 27 signed agreement with the landlord to limit increases in maximum rent to 28 an amount equal to or less then those ordered by the rent guidelines 29 board for the lifetime of the tenancy, and (ii) is otherwise eligible 30 for the tax abatement provided in this section; 31 (c) provided, however, that the application for any abatement pursuant 32 to this subdivision shall be subject to the approval of the New York 33 city department of housing preservation and development, in such depart- 34 ment's discretion. 35 § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 467 of the real proper- 36 ty tax law, as separately amended by chapters 131 and 279 of the laws of 37 2017, is amended to read as follows: 38 (a) if the income of the owner or the combined income of the owners of 39 the property for the income tax year immediately preceding the date of 40 making application for exemption exceeds the sum of three thousand 41 dollars, or such other sum not less than three thousand dollars nor more 42 than twenty-six thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand six, 43 twenty-seven thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand seven, 44 twenty-eight thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand eight, 45 twenty-nine thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand nine, 46 and in a city with a population of one million or more fifty thousand 47 dollars beginning July first, two thousand seventeen, as may be provided 48 by the local law, ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this 49 section. The maximum income threshold provided for herein shall be 50 increased by order of the commissioner on January first of each year to 51 reflect any increase in the regional consumer price index for the N.Y., 52 N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon the index for all urban consum- 53 ers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve month period. Income tax year 54 shall mean the twelve month period for which the owner or owners filed a 55 federal personal income tax return, or if no such return is filed, the 56 calendar year. Where title is vested in either the husband or the wife,A. 4522--A 5 1 their combined income may not exceed such sum, except where the husband 2 or wife, or ex-husband or ex-wife is absent from the property as 3 provided in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of this subdivision, then 4 only the income of the spouse or ex-spouse residing on the property 5 shall be considered and may not exceed such sum. Such income shall 6 include social security and retirement benefits, interest, dividends, 7 total gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset which may be 8 offset by a loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset in the 9 same income tax year, net rental income, salary or earnings, and net 10 income from self-employment, but shall not include a return of capital, 11 gifts, inheritances, payments made to individuals because of their 12 status as victims of Nazi persecution, as defined in P.L. 103-286 or 13 monies earned through employment in the federal foster grandparent 14 program and any such income shall be offset by all medical and 15 prescription drug expenses actually paid which were not reimbursed or 16 paid for by insurance, if the governing board of a municipality, after a 17 public hearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution providing 18 therefor. In addition, an exchange of an annuity for an annuity 19 contract, which resulted in non-taxable gain, as determined in section 20 one thousand thirty-five of the internal revenue code, shall be excluded 21 from such income. Provided that such exclusion shall be based on satis- 22 factory proof that such an exchange was solely an exchange of an annuity 23 for an annuity contract that resulted in a non-taxable transfer deter- 24 mined by such section of the internal revenue code. Furthermore, such 25 income shall not include the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, as author- 26 ized by section six-h of the banking law, and sections two hundred 27 eighty and two hundred eighty-a of the real property law; provided, 28 however, that monies used to repay a reverse mortgage may not be 29 deducted from income, and provided additionally that any interest or 30 dividends realized from the investment of reverse mortgage proceeds 31 shall be considered income. The provisions of this paragraph notwith- 32 standing, such income shall not include veterans disability compen- 33 sation, as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code provided the 34 governing board of such municipality, after public hearing, adopts a 35 local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor. In computing net 36 rental income and net income from self-employment no depreciation 37 deduction shall be allowed for the exhaustion, wear and tear of real or 38 personal property held for the production of income; 39 § 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 459-c of the real prop- 40 erty tax law, as amended by chapter 131 of the laws of 2017, is amended 41 to read as follows: 42 (a) if the income of the owner or the combined income of the owners of 43 the property for the income tax year immediately preceding the date of 44 making application for exemption exceeds the sum of three thousand 45 dollars, or such other sum not less than three thousand dollars nor more 46 than twenty-six thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand six, 47 twenty-seven thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand seven, 48 twenty-eight thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand eight, 49 twenty-nine thousand dollars beginning July first, two thousand nine, 50 and in a city with a population of one million or more fifty thousand 51 dollars beginning July first, two thousand seventeen, as may be provided 52 by the local law or resolution adopted pursuant to this section. The 53 maximum income threshold provided for herein shall be increased by order 54 of the commissioner on January first of each year to reflect any 55 increase in the regional consumer price index for the N.Y., 56 N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J. area, based upon the index for all urban consum-A. 4522--A 6 1 ers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve month period. Income tax year 2 shall mean the twelve month period for which the owner or owners filed a 3 federal personal income tax return, or if no such return is filed, the 4 calendar year. Where title is vested in either the husband or the wife, 5 their combined income may not exceed such sum, except where the husband 6 or wife, or ex-husband or ex-wife is absent from the property due to 7 divorce, legal separation or abandonment, then only the income of the 8 spouse or ex-spouse residing on the property shall be considered and may 9 not exceed such sum. Such income shall include social security and 10 retirement benefits, interest, dividends, total gain from the sale or 11 exchange of a capital asset which may be offset by a loss from the sale 12 or exchange of a capital asset in the same income tax year, net rental 13 income, salary or earnings, and net income from self-employment, but 14 shall not include a return of capital, gifts, inheritances or monies 15 earned through employment in the federal foster grandparent program and 16 any such income shall be offset by all medical and prescription drug 17 expenses actually paid which were not reimbursed or paid for by insur- 18 ance, if the governing board of a municipality, after a public hearing, 19 adopts a local law or resolution providing therefor. In computing net 20 rental income and net income from self-employment no depreciation 21 deduction shall be allowed for the exhaustion, wear and tear of real or 22 personal property held for the production of income; 23 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that: 24 (a) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 467-b of 25 the real property tax law made by section one of this act shall not 26 affect the expiration of such paragraph pursuant to section 4 of part U 27 of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, as amended, or the expiration of such 28 section pursuant to section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, as 29 amended, and shall be deemed to expire therewith; 30 (b) the amendments to paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 467-b of 31 the real property tax law made by section one of this act shall not 32 affect the expiration of such section pursuant to section 17 of chapter 33 576 of the laws of 1974 and such paragraph pursuant to section 4 of 34 chapter 129 of the laws of 2014, as amended, and shall be deemed to 35 expire therewith; 36 (c) the amendments to subparagraph 1 of paragraph d of subdivision 1 37 of section 467-c of the real property tax law made by section two of 38 this act shall not affect the expiration of such subparagraph pursuant 39 to section 4 of part U of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, as amended, 40 and shall be deemed expired therewith; 41 (d) the amendments to paragraph m of subdivision 1 of section 467-c of 42 the real property tax law made by section two of this act shall not 43 affect the expiration of such paragraph pursuant to section 4 of chapter 44 129 of the laws of 2014, as amended, and shall be deemed expired there- 45 with; 46 (e) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of 47 the real property tax law made by section one of this act shall be 48 subject to the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to 49 section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, as amended, when upon 50 such date the provisions of section 1-a of this act shall take effect; 51 and 52 (f) the amendments to section 467-b of the real property tax law made 53 by section 1-b of this act shall survive the expiration and reversion of 54 such section as provided in section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 55 1974, as amended.
