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Timestamp: 2020-01-19 13:45:09
Document Index: 16629561

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 270', '§ 270', '§ 270', '§ 270', '§ 270', '§ 421', '§ 421']

City of Newburgh, NY Exemption for Capital Improvements to Residential Buildings
Ch 270 Art XI Exemption for Capital Improvements to Residential Buildings
§ 270-66 Purpose; authority.
§ 270-67 Definitions.
§ 270-68 Exemption granted; conditions.
§ 270-69 Exclusions.
§ 270-70 Time to file application.
Article XI Exemption for Capital Improvements to Residential Buildings
[Adopted 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 8-2011]
The City Council of the City of Newburgh encourages property owners of single- and two-family residential dwelling to invest in improvements to one- and two-family buildings used solely for residential purposes by providing an exemption from general municipal taxes pursuant to § 421-f of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
Residential buildings that are reconstructed, altered or improved, pursuant to § 421-f of the New York State Real Property Tax Law, shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies to the extent provided herein.
Such buildings shall be exempt for a period of one year to the extent of 100% of the increase in assessed value thereof attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or improvement and for an additional period of seven years, subject to the following:
The extent of such exemption shall be decreased by 12.5% of the "exemption base" each year during such additional period. The "exemption base" shall be the increase in assessed value as determined by the initial year of the term of the exemption, except as provided in Subsection B(2) of this section.
In any year in which a change in level of assessment of 15% or more is certified for a final assessment roll pursuant to the rules of the State Board, the exemption base shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total assessed value of the parcel on the immediately preceding final assessment roll (after accounting for any physical or quantity changes to the parcel since the immediately preceding assessment roll), and the denominator of which shall be the total assessed value of the parcel on the immediately preceding final assessment roll. The result shall be the new exemption base, notwithstanding the fact that the Assessor receives certification of the change in level of assessment after the completion, verification and filing of the final assessment roll. In the event the Assessor does not have custody of the roll when such certification is received, the Assessor shall certify the recomputed exemption to the local officers having custody and control of the roll, and such local officers are hereby directed and authorized to enter the recomputed exemption certified by the Assessor on the roll. The Assessor shall give written notice of such recomputed exemption to the property owner, who may, if he or she believes that the exemption was recomputed incorrectly, apply for a correction in the manner provided by Title 3 of Article 5 of the New York State Real Property Tax Law.
Such exemption shall be limited to $80,000 in increased market value, but not less than $5,000, of the property attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or improvement, and any increase in market value greater than such amount shall not be eligible for the exemption pursuant to this article. For the purposes of this section, the market value of the reconstruction, alteration or improvement shall be equal to the increased assessed value attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or improvement divided by the Class I ratio in a special assessing unit or the most recently established state equalization rate or special equalization rate in the remainder of the state; except where the state equalization rate or special equalization rate equals or exceeds 95%, in which case the increase in assessed value attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or improvement shall be deemed to equal the market value of such reconstruction, alteration or improvement.
Such reconstruction, alteration or improvement was commenced subsequent to the date on which this article takes effect;
For purposes of this section, the terms "reconstruction," "alteration" and "improvement" shall not include ordinary maintenance and repairs.