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- Referred to aging
- Referred to aging
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Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program
In Senate Committee · Aging · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program
Purpose or general idea of bill
To put in place a reminder mechanism for renewal for senior citizens enrolled in the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends subdivision 4, section 467-b of the Real Property Tax Law, as amended by chapter 651 of the laws of 1988. Requires that the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency shall send a notice of required renewal to each head of household receiving SCRIE via US Mail no less than 30 days prior to expiration.
Section 2. Amends subdivision 4, section 467-b of the Real Property Tax Law, as added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1972. Requires that the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency shall send a notice of required renewal to each head of household receiving SCRIE via US Mail no less than 30 days prior to expiration.
Section 3. Amends subdivision 4, section 467-c of the Real Property Tax law, as added by chapter 208 of the laws of 1975. Requires that the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency shall send a notice of required renewal to each head of household receiving SCRIE via US Mail no less than 30 days prior to expiration.
Section 4. Effective Date.
Existing law
None
Justification
The Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program provides much needed assistance to senior citizens in New York City by supplementing their rent payments, thereby keeping them in their homes and out of nursing homes. When this program was initially instituted it was administered by the New York City Department for the Aging. The administration of the SCRIE program has been transferred to the Finance Department, which does not have the capacity to assist seniors in the application and renewal process for this program. As a result many recipients have missed their renewal deadlines and have been forced to endure reapplication processes and in some cases a suspension of benefits. This bill is designed to make the renewal process simpler by putting in place a mechanism to remind eligible seniors to renew their benefits before they expire.
Prior legislative history
2014: S.16A - Referred to Aging/A.350A - Passed Assembly 2013: S.16A - Amend and Recommit to Finance/A.350 - Passed Assembly 2012: S.482A- Referred to Aging/A.473A Referred to Aging 2011: S.482A - Reported and Committed to Finance/A.473A - Reported, Referred to Ways and Means 2010: S.6853 - Passed Senate/A.9932 - Reported, Referred to Ways and Means
Fiscal implications
None to the State of New York.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 90 days after it shall have become law; provided that the amendments to section 467-b of the real property tax law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.
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