New York A 1204: Relates to requiring certain disclosures by attorneys performing services in connection with a real property tax grievance procedure

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A01204 Summary:

BILL NOA01204 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05474

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SPONSORSolages

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Add §524-a, RPT L

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Requires any contract or retainer agreement between a property owner and an attorney for legal services related to the filing and appearance before a board of assessment review regarding complaints in relation to assessments shall include a written disclosure that such complaints in relation to assessments can be completed without the assistance of an attorney.

Go to top A01204 Actions:

BILL NOA01204 

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01/09/2025referred to real property taxation

01/07/2026referred to real property taxation

05/05/2026reported referred to ways and means

05/19/2026reported referred to rules

05/20/2026reported 

05/20/2026rules report cal.138

05/20/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.138

Go to topA01204 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Chair:Williams 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:10/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means WilliamsAyeBaileyAye

EichensteinAyeMillerAye

AlvarezAyeTagueAye

BurroughsAye

O'PharrowAye

RomeroAye

MorenoAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyExcused

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosExcusedManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisExcused

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoExcused

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:19/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecNay

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorExcused

CruzAye

VanelAye

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01204 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1204

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Real Property Taxation

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to requiring
 certain disclosures and charges by attorneys performing services in
 connection with a real property tax grievance procedure

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 524-a to read as follows:
 3 § 524-a. Contracts for complaints with respect to assessment. Any
 4 contract or retainer agreement between a property owner and an attorney
 5 for legal services, including filing and appearances, related to a small
 6 claims assessment review shall include a clear and conspicuous written
 7 disclosure in a large print format that such complaints in relation to
 8 assessments can be completed without the assistance of an attorney.
 9 Such disclosure shall state that information regarding the small claim
 10 assessment review process, forms, and assistance can be found on the New
 11 York courts website and shall contain that website and the website for
 12 the appropriate municipality where the property is located; provided
 13 that if such property is located in Nassau county the disclosure shall
 14 provide the website for the Assessment Review Commission and in New York
 15 city the disclosure shall provide the website for the New York City Tax
 16 Commission. For the purposes of this section, large print format shall
 17 mean a printed font size of sixteen or larger.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03316-01-5

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