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AUTHORIZING REAL PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL PROCEDURES FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED INCOME PERMITTED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 11.1

Activeformal_resolutionongoingDirects the assessor to grant exemptions under Real Property Tax Law Sections 459-c and 467 on the 2022 assessment roll to all property owners who received exemptions on the 2021 assessment roll, dispensing with renewal applications, while allowing the assessor to require renewal applications in certain circumstances involving changes in primary residence, ownership, or death.
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2022-01-11
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2022-01-11
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RESOLVED

  1. Pursuant to Executive Order 11.1 and to the extent permitted by law, the Town Board hereby directs the assessor to grant exemptions pursuant to Section 459-c and 467 of the Real Property Tax Law on the 2022 assessment roll to all property owners who received that exemption on the 2021 assessment roll, thereby dispensing with the need for renewal applications from such persons, and further dispensing with the requirement for the assessor to mail renewal applications to such persons, subject to the further provisions of this resolution.
  2. The assessor may require a renewal application to be filed when he or she has reason to believe that an owner who qualified for the exemption on the 2021 assessment roll may have since changed his or her primary residence, added another owner to the deed, transferred the property to a new owner, or died. In such a case the assessor shall document the reason for requiring the renewal application.
  3. The Town Clerk is authorized and directed to post notice of this resolution on the Town Clerk's signboard and on the Town's website and the officers of the Town are authorized to take all other actions as may be required by law to implement this resolution.
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  • WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 11.1 issued by Governor Hochul on December 26, 2021 authorizes the governing body of an assessing unit to adopt a resolution directing the assessor to grant exemptions pursuant to Section 459-c of the Real Property Tax Law (persons with disabilities and limited income) and Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law (persons 65 years of age or over) on the 2022 assessment roll to all property owners who received that exemption on the 2021 assessment roll, thereby dispensing with the need for renewal applications from such persons, and further dispensing with the requirement for assessors to mail renewal applications to such persons; provided however, that the governing body may, at its option, include in such resolution procedures by which the assessor may require a renewal application to be filed when he or she has reason to believe that an owner who qualified for the exemption on the 2021 assessment roll may have since changed his or her primary residence, added another owner to the deed, transferred the property to a new owner, or died.
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board has determined that the proposed action is best described as a local legislative decision concerning routine administration and management under the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") which is a Type II action which will not have a significant impact on the environment.
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook, after due deliberation, finds it in the best interest of the Town to authorize such procedures in the interests of health and safety during the period of the COVID pandemic.

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2022-01-11adoptedvote: unanimous
Adopt Resolution No. 2 authorizing real property tax renewal procedures for seniors and persons with disabilities and limited income, dispensing with renewal applications pursuant to Executive Order 11.1.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Kane
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Resolved
  1. Pursuant to Executive Order 11.1 and to the extent permitted by law, the Town Board hereby directs the assessor to grant exemptions pursuant to Section 459-c and 467 of the Real Property Tax Law on the 2022 assessment roll to all property owners who received that exemption on the 2021 assessment roll, thereby dispensing with the need for renewal applications from such persons, and further dispensing with the requirement for the assessor to mail renewal applications to such persons, subject to the further provisions of this resolution.
  2. The assessor may require a renewal application to be filed when he or she has reason to believe that an owner who qualified for the exemption on the 2021 assessment roll may have since changed his or her primary residence, added another owner to the deed, transferred the property to a new owner, or died. In such a case the assessor shall document the reason for requiring the renewal application.
  3. The Town Clerk is authorized and directed to post notice of this resolution on the Town Clerk's signboard and on the Town's website and the officers of the Town are authorized to take all other actions as may be required by law to implement this resolution.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 11.1 issued by Governor Hochul on December 26, 2021 authorizes the governing body of an assessing unit to adopt a resolution directing the assessor to grant exemptions pursuant to Section 459-c of the Real Property Tax Law (persons with disabilities and limited income) and Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law (persons 65 years of age or over) on the 2022 assessment roll to all property owners who received that exemption on the 2021 assessment roll, thereby dispensing with the need for renewal applications from such persons, and further dispensing with the requirement for assessors to mail renewal applications to such persons; provided however, that the governing body may, at its option, include in such resolution procedures by which the assessor may require a renewal application to be filed when he or she has reason to believe that an owner who qualified for the exemption on the 2021 assessment roll may have since changed his or her primary residence, added another owner to the deed, transferred the property to a new owner, or died.
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board has determined that the proposed action is best described as a local legislative decision concerning routine administration and management under the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") which is a Type II action which will not have a significant impact on the environment.
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook, after due deliberation, finds it in the best interest of the Town to authorize such procedures in the interests of health and safety during the period of the COVID pandemic.
Subject key: senior_disability_tax_exemption_renewal