STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6669
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 14, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Real Property Taxation
        AN  ACT  in  relation  to authorizing Cong. K'hal Yereim of Woodridge to
          file an application for a retroactive 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 Ramapo is hereby authorized to accept from
     3  Cong. K'hal Yereim  of  Woodridge,  a  not-for-profit  organization,  an
     4  application  for  exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section
     5  420-a of the real property tax  law  for  the  2016-2017  and  2017-2018
     6  assessment rolls, for a parcel owned by such organization located in the
     7  hamlet  of  Monsey  in  the  town of Ramapo located at 100 College Road,
     8  otherwise known as Rockland county tax map section 49.18, block  1,  lot
     9  2.  If  accepted,  such  application shall be reviewed as if it had been
    10  received on or before the taxable  status  dates  established  for  such
    11  rolls.
    12    If  satisfied that such non-profit would otherwise be entitled to such
    13  exemption if such non-profit had filed an application for  exemption  by
    14  the appropriate taxable status dates, the assessor, upon approval of the
    15  town  board  of  Ramapo,  may grant exemption from all taxation and make
    16  appropriate corrections to the  subject  rolls.  If  such  exemption  is
    17  granted  and  such  non-profit  therefor  shall  have  paid any tax with
    18  respect to the subject rolls, the governing body or tax department  may,
    19  in  its  sole discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and
    20  cancel any taxes, fines, penalties,  interest  or  tax  liens  remaining
    21  unpaid.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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