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- Signed chap.398
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.495
- Substituted for A9844
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Home rule request
- Advanced to third reading
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- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1171
- Referred to local government
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Relates to the sale of liens and tax exempt property in the county of Schenectady, in relation to delinquent tax liens
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Angelo Santabarbara
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BILL NUMBER:S7518
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 415 of the laws of 2013, relating to the sale of liens and tax exempt property in the county of Schenectady, in relation to delinquent tax liens
Purpose
To ensure equitable treatment of all nonprofits in the City of Schenectady which are facing possible tax foreclosure
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Chapter 415 of the Laws of 2013 to ensure that tax-exempt nonprofits whose liens had not yet been sold to a private company may also receive relief and be deemed to have retained their tax exempt status.
Justification
Chapter 415 of the Laws of 2013 sought to resolve problems which occurred in the City of Schenectady as a result of a procedural change by an assessor who worked briefly for the City. This change resulted in several non-profits, including quite a few churches, being left off of the tax-exempt list. The entities received tax bills for the first time, and many subsequently found themselves delinquent and facing possible foreclosure.
A number of laws were enacted over the years to try to resolve the situation for individual entities. In 2013, Chapter 415 was enacted to provide a global solution: it stated that tax-exempt properties, which had their liens sold by the City to a private party, would generally be deemed to have retained their tax exempt status.
However, it was subsequently discovered that there may be a couple of similar nonprofit entities who are still facing foreclosure because their liens had not yet been sold to the private party. This bill would amend the 2013 law to address these situations, provided that the City Council must individually approve any such requests for the retention of tax exempt status.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
Immediately.
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