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Senator · Senate District 7
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- Referred to local government
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BILL NUMBER:S6674
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes
Purpose or general idea of bill
A technical correction to resolve a situation contrary to the intent of RPTL section 459-C whereby a person who is actually disabled and otherwise able to provide medical certification of such status, may nonetheless be prevented from obtaining certain tax benefits, as intended by the legislature, due to a technical provision in the statute requiring the production of an award letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
This bill would eliminate the tie between the definition of "a person with a disability" for the purpose of RPTL 459-C and the requirement of award letters from federal benefits programs, in the limited instance where an applicant is unable to obtain such a letter due solely to a lack of sufficient work credits to qualify for SSDI, where such individual would otherwise have met the SSA's definition of disabled.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one amends section 459-C 2. (b)(i) of the Real Property Tax Law.
Section two sets the effective date.
Justification
RPTL 459-C utilizes the Social Security Administration's certification of a "person with a disability" by means of the issuance of an award letter as one of the conditions to be met in order to qualify for certain real property tax abatements. However, in the case where a disabled person has never been able to work or has become permanently disabled prior to having been able to meet the SSA's minimum work credit threshold, the SSA will not issue the award letter required by RPTL 459-C regardless of the individual's legitimate medical condition, since that individual would not technically qualify for SSDI benefits due to a lack of work credits.This situation can leave a genuinely disabled individual unable to avail himself or herself of the benefits intended by the legislature. This bill would rectify that unintended negative consequence.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
Unknown.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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