NY Tax L § 1202-EE (2021)
2021 New York Laws TAX - Tax Article 29 - Taxes Authorized for Cities, Counties and School Districts Part 1 - Authority to Impose Taxes Sub Part A - Taxes Administered by Cities, Counties and School Districts 1202-EE - Hotel or Motel Taxes in the Town of Woodbury.

* §  1202-ee.  Hotel  or  motel  taxes  in  the  town of Woodbury. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the town of Woodbury, in the county of Orange, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws imposing in such town a tax, in  addition  to any  other  tax  authorized and imposed pursuant to this article such as the legislature has or would have the power and authority to impose upon persons occupying hotel or motel rooms in such town. For the purposes of this section, the term "hotel" or "motel" shall  mean  and  include  any facility  consisting  of  rentable  units  and  providing  lodging on an overnight basis  and  shall  include  those  facilities  designated  and commonly  known  as  "bed  and  breakfast" and "tourist" facilities. The rates of such tax shall not exceed five percent of the per  diem  rental rate  for  each  room,  provided  however,  that  such  tax shall not be applicable to a permanent resident of a hotel or motel. For the purposes of this section the  term  "permanent  resident"  shall  mean  a  person occupying  any  room  or  rooms  in a hotel or motel for at least ninety consecutive days.  (2) Such tax may be collected and administered  by  the  chief  fiscal officer  of  the  town  of  Woodbury by such means and in such manner as other taxes which are now collected and administered by such officer  or as otherwise may be provided by such local law.  (3)  Such local laws may provide that any tax imposed shall be paid by the person liable therefor to the owner  of  the  hotel  or  motel  room occupied or to the person entitled to be paid the rent or charge for the hotel  or motel room occupied for and on account of the town of Woodbury imposing the tax and that such owner or person entitled to be  paid  the rent  or  charge  shall  be liable for the collection and payment of the tax; and that such owner or person entitled  to  be  paid  the  rent  or charge  shall  have the same right in respect to collecting the tax from the person  occupying  the  hotel  or  motel  room,  or  in  respect  to nonpayment  of  the tax by the person occupying the hotel or motel room, as if the tax were a part of the rent or charge and payable at the  same time  as  the  rent  or charge; provided, however, that the chief fiscal officer of the town, specified in such local law, shall be joined  as  a party  in  any  action  or  proceeding brought to collect the tax by the owner or by the person entitled to be paid the rent or charge.  (4) Such local laws may provide for the  filing  of  returns  and  the payment  of  the tax on a monthly basis or on the basis of any longer or shorter period of time.  (5) This section shall not authorize the imposition of such  tax  upon any  transaction,  by  or  with  any of the following in accordance with section twelve hundred thirty of this chapter:   a. The state of New York,  or  any  public  corporation  (including  a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state  or  the  Dominion  of  Canada),  improvement  district  or  other political subdivision of the state;   b. The United  States  of  America,  insofar  as  it  is  immune  from taxation;   c.  Any corporation or association, or trust, or community chest, fund or  foundation  organized  and  operated  exclusively   for   religious, charitable  or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, and no part of the net earnings of which inures  to the  benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or  otherwise attempting  to influence legislation; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall include an organization operated  for  the  primary purpose  of  carrying  on a trade or business for profit, whether or not  all of its profits are payable to one or more organizations described in this paragraph.  (6) Any final determination of the amount of any tax payable hereunder shall  be reviewable for error, illegality or unconstitutionality or any other reason whatsoever by a proceeding under article  seventy-eight  of the  civil practice law and rules if application therefor is made to the supreme court within thirty days after the giving of the notice of  such final  determination,  provided, however, that any such proceeding under article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules shall  not  be instituted unless:   a. The amount of any tax sought to be reviewed, with such interest and penalties  thereon  as  may  be provided for by local law shall be first deposited and there is filed an undertaking, issued by a surety  company authorized  to  transact  business  in  this  state  and approved by the superintendent  of  insurance  of  this  state  as   to   solvency   and responsibility,  in  such amount as a justice of the supreme court shall approve to the effect that if such proceeding be dismissed  or  the  tax confirmed the petitioner will pay all costs and charges which may accrue in the prosecution of such proceeding; or   b.  At  the  option of the petitioner such undertaking may be in a sum sufficient to cover the taxes, interests and penalties  stated  in  such determination  plus the costs and charges which may accrue against it in the prosecution of the proceeding, in which event the  petitioner  shall not  be required to pay such taxes, interest or penalties as a condition precedent to the application.  (7) Where any tax  imposed  hereunder  shall  have  been  erroneously, illegally or unconstitutionally collected and application for the refund thereof  duly  made  to  the proper fiscal officer or officers, and such officer or officers shall have made a determination denying such refund, such determination shall be reviewable by  a  proceeding  under  article seventy-eight  of  the  civil practice law and rules, provided, however, that such proceeding is instituted within thirty days after  the  giving of  the notice of such denial, that a final determination of tax due was not previously made, and that an undertaking is filed  with  the  proper fiscal  officer  or  officers in such amount and with such sureties as a justice of the supreme court shall approve to the effect  that  if  such proceeding  be  dismissed  or the tax confirmed, the petitioner will pay all costs and charges which  may  accrue  in  the  prosecution  of  such proceeding.  (8)  Except  in the case of a wilfully false or fraudulent return with intent to evade the tax, no assessment of additional tax shall  be  made after  the  expiration  of  more  than  three years from the date of the filing of a return, provided, however, that where  no  return  has  been filed as provided by law the tax may be assessed at any time.  (9)  All  revenues  resulting from the imposition of the tax under the local laws shall be paid into the treasury of the town of  Woodbury  and shall be credited to and deposited in the general fund of the town. Such revenues may be used for any lawful purpose.  (10)  If  any  provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of  this section  and  the  application  of  such  provision  to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.   * NB Repealed December 31, 2022