How S 609 changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 458 of the real property tax law.

• Section 458 of the real property tax law

  (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law to the contrary, each county, city, town or village may, after public hearing, adopt a local law, ordinance or resolution allowing the assessor to accept retroactive applications for the exemption set forth in this section from any veteran to whom an exemption has already been granted pursuant to the provisions of this section, provided, however, that said veteran would have been entitled to such exemption if such veteran had filed an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date and that such applications may only be accepted for assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring no more than three years preceding the date of such application. 3-b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law to the contrary, each county, city, town or village may, after public hearing, adopt a local law, ordinance or resolution allowing the assessor to accept retroactive applications for the exemption set forth in this section from any veteran to whom an italics exemption has already been granted pursuant to the provisions of this section, provided, however, that said veteran would have been entitled to such exemption if such veteran had filed an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date and that such applications may only be accepted for assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring no more than three years preceding the date of such application. 3-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law to the contrary, each county, city, town or village may, after public hearing, adopt a local law, ordinance or resolution allowing the assessor to accept retroactive applications for the exemption set forth in this section from any veteran to whom an exemption has already been granted pursuant to the provisions of this section, provided, however, that said veteran would have been entitled to such exemption if such veteran had filed an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status date and that such applications may only be accepted for assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring no more than three years preceding the date of such application.

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