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Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption
In Assembly Committee · Real Property Taxation · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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BILL NUMBER:S1593
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to applications for the enhanced school tax relief exemption for real property taxes
Purpose
To authorize municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption.
Summary of provisions
Amends the Real Property Tax Law to enable a locality to authorize the assessor or assessors of such locality to accept applications for the basic exemption and the enhanced exemption for senior citizens authorized pursuant to section 425 of the Real Property Tax Law.
Justification
Section 425 of the Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) prohibits the assessor from accepting exemption applications after March 1st, except under both limited and conflicting circumstances. However, provided the town board adopts a local law, the assessor, under certain circumstances, may accept late exemption applications for the Senior Citizen Over 65 exemption under section 467 of the RPTL. If the assessor grants the Senior Citizen exemption to the applicant applying late, RPTL section 467(5)(c) requires the assessor to also grant a STAR Enhanced exemption to that same applicant. In effect, similarly situated properties are treated differently.
By enabling an assessor, at local option, to accept applications for all exemptions up to the last day that a taxpayer can pay the first half of their taxes, without incurring a penalty (January 10), this legislation will eliminate the inequities created by the statutory exceptions for granting an exemption in one set of circumstances and not another. It will also eliminate the confusing exceptions that are described in RPTL section 467, and it will eliminate the angst that taxpayers are presently experiencing because of the dramatic increase in taxes as a result of missing the March 1st application deadline.
Legislative history
2013-2014 S.1765/A.1211; 2011-12 S.3576; 2009-10 S.3033; 2007-08, S.556; 2005-06, S.4410.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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