What's happening
This bill limits annual property tax shifts between property classes in Clarkstown, Rockland County to no more than one percent.
Why it matters
Caps Annual Shifts. By limiting property tax shifts between classes to no more than one percent per year, the bill aims to protect both homeowners and businesses from sudden, steep tax increases due to changes in property class proportions.
Local Control. The cap only applies if the local government in Clarkstown chooses to adopt it, giving the town flexibility while offering a mechanism to promote tax stability.
Budget Planning Certainty. This predictable limit can help both municipal planners and taxpayers anticipate year-over-year tax liabilities, reducing the risk of fiscal uncertainty or surprise tax spikes.
Addresses Local Concerns. The bill responds to specific issues in Clarkstown, where property revaluations or changing property uses might otherwise result in burdensome tax shifts from one class (e.g., residential) to another (e.g., commercial), impacting community balance and local economic health.
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Limit Tax Shifts in Clarkstown
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History
- Substituted by S6430A
- Rules report cal.548
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 7513a
- Amend and recommit to real property taxation
- Referred to real property taxation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Cap Tax Shift in Clarkstown
Signed by Governor · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7513--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 28, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 1903 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xviii) to read as follows:
(xviii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in an approved assessing unit in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland and for current base proportions to be determined by taxes based on such approved assessing unit's two thousand seventeen--two thousand eighteen assessment roll, the current base proportion of any class shall not exceed the adjusted base proportion or adjusted proportion, whichever is appropriate, of the immediately preceding year, by more than one percent, provided that such approved assessing unit has passed a local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor. Where the computation of current base proportions would otherwise produce such result, the current base proportion of such class or classes shall be limited to such one percent increase and the legislative body of such approved assessing unit shall alter the current base proportion of either class so that the sum of the current base proportions equals one.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10995-02-7
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