Bill Text: NY A09014 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-12-17 - tabled [A09014 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        9014--A
                                                               Cal. No. 842
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 6, 2014
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. MILLMAN, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Aging -- reported and referred to  the  Committee  on
         Ways  and  Means -- reported from committee, advanced to a third read-
         ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on  the  order
         of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to making certain
         tax  abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizing
         certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real property tax law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
    3    G. "SUPERVISING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN THE APPROPRIATE RENT CONTROL AGENCY
    4  OR  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY DESIGNATED TO ADMINISTER THE TAX ABATEMENT FOR
    5  RENT-CONTROLLED AND RENT REGULATED PROPERTY OCCUPIED BY SENIOR  CITIZENS
    6  OR  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW, RESOLUTION, OR
    7  ORDINANCE PASSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
    8    S 2. Section 467-b of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
    9  new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   10    3-A. THE SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT  A  PLAN  THAT
   11  WILL  INCREASE  THE ABILITY OF APPLICANTS AND PARTICIPANTS TO OBTAIN AND
   12  COMPLETE ITS FORMS IN A COMMUNITY SETTING. ADDITIONALLY, THE SUPERVISING
   13  AGENCY SHALL MAKE ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETION OF
   14  SUCH FORMS. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   15    A. PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS,  WHERE  AVAILABLE,  THAT  ENGAGE  IN
   16  OUTREACH AND PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SENIORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
   17  TO MAKE SUCH FORMS AVAILABLE TO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS AND CURRENT PARTIC-
   18  IPANTS,  AS  WELL AS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETION
   19  OF SUCH FORMS. ORGANIZATIONS THAT  HAVE  CONTACT  WITH  SENIORS  IN  THE
   20  COMMUNITY  SHALL INCLUDE, WHERE APPLICABLE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO SENIOR
   21  CENTERS, COMMUNITY-BASED  ORGANIZATIONS,  COMMUNITY  BOARDS  ESTABLISHED
   22  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER,
   23  NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION  COMPANIES  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
   24  SIXTEEN  OF  THE  PRIVATE  HOUSING  FINANCE  LAW, AND RURAL PRESERVATION
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06222-02-4
       A. 9014--A                          2
    1  CORPORATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVENTEEN  OF  THE  PRIVATE
    2  HOUSING FINANCE LAW;
    3    B. PARTNERING WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL ENTITIES OR AGENCIES TO DISSEMINATE
    4  INFORMATION  AND  FORMS FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM AS WELL AS PROVIDE
    5  ASSISTANCE WITH THE COMPLETION OF SUCH FORMS;
    6    C. PROVIDING TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS  IN  SUCH  PARTNERING  ORGANIZA-
    7  TIONS,  ENTITIES,  AND AGENCIES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN COMPLETING SUCH
    8  FORMS FOR THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM;
    9    D. AUTHORIZING ORGANIZATIONS, ENTITIES, OR AGENCIES THAT OFFER ASSIST-
   10  ANCE WITH FORMS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO ACCEPT  COMPLETED  FORMS
   11  FROM  APPLICANTS  AND  PARTICIPANTS  AND FORWARD THEM TO THE SUPERVISING
   12  AGENCY. THE SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL TREAT SUCH FORMS  AS  IF  THEY  HAD
   13  BEEN RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE APPLICANT OR PARTICIPANT.
   14    S  3.  Subdivision 4 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as
   15  amended by chapter 651 of the laws  of  1988,  is  amended  to  read  as
   16  follows:
   17    4.  The head of the household must apply every two years to the appro-
   18  priate rent control agency or administrative agency for a tax  abatement
   19  certificate  on  a  form  prescribed by said agency.  SUCH FORM SHALL BE
   20  MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY ORGANIZATION, ENTITY, OR  AGENCY  PARTNERING  WITH
   21  THE  SUPERVISING AGENCY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF THIS SECTION.
   22  ANY COMPLETED APPLICATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH D  OF  SUBDIVI-
   23  SION THREE-A OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE TREATED AS IF IT HAD BEEN RECEIVED
   24  DIRECTLY  FROM THE APPLICANT OR PARTICIPANT. A tax abatement certificate
   25  setting forth an amount not in excess of the increase in maximum rent or
   26  legal regulated rent for the taxable period  or  such  other  amount  as
   27  shall  be  determined  under  subdivision three of this section shall be
   28  issued by said agency to each head of the household who is found  to  be
   29  eligible under this section on or before the last date prescribed by law
   30  for  the  payment  of  the taxes or the first installment thereof of any
   31  municipal corporation which has granted an abatement of taxes. Copies of
   32  such certificate shall be issued to  the  owner  of  the  real  property
   33  containing  the  dwelling  unit  of the head of the household and to the
   34  collecting officer charged with the duty of collecting the taxes of each
   35  municipal corporation which has granted the abatement of  taxes  author-
   36  ized by this section.
   37    S  4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
   38  ments to section 467-b of the real property tax  law  made  by  sections
   39  one,  two  and three of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
   40  section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.