New York A 5884: Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities

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A05884 Summary:

BILL NOA05884 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04503

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRDavila, Reyes, Jackson, Taylor, Hevesi, Forrest, Simon, Mitaynes, Gallagher, Cruz, Epstein, Tapia,
 Rivera, Yeger

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §467-b, RPT L

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Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities to include individuals who do not meet the non-medical qualifications for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity as that term is defined by the federal social security administration.

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BILL NOA05884 

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02/24/2025referred to aging

01/07/2026referred to aging

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5884

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DAVILA, REYES, JACKSON, TAYLOR,
 HEVESI, FORREST, SIMON, MITAYNES, GALLAGHER, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, TAPIA,
 RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to expanding
 eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated
 property occupied by persons with disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 467-b of the real
 2 property tax law, as amended by chapter 392 of the laws of 2016, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 a. To qualify as a person with a disability for the purposes of this
 5 section, an individual shall submit to the appropriate rent control
 6 agency or administrative agency: (1) proof sufficient to such agency
 7 that such individual is currently receiving (i) social security disabil-
 8 ity insurance (SSDI), (ii) supplemental security income (SSI) benefits
 9 under the federal social security act, (iii) disability pension or disa-
 10 bility compensation benefits provided by the United States department of
 11 veterans affairs, (iv) disability pension or disability compensation
 12 benefits provided by the United States Postal Service, or (v) those
 13 previously eligible by virtue of receiving disability benefits under the
 14 supplemental security income program or the social security disability
 15 program and currently receiving medical assistance benefits based on
 16 determination of disability as provided in section three hundred sixty-
 17 six of the social services law; or (2) a certification (i) by the indi-
 18 vidual that the individual does not meet the non-medical qualifications
 19 for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the
 20 individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity, as
 21 defined in 20 CFR 404.1572, and (ii) by the individual's healthcare
 22 provider that the individual has a severe disability that prevents the
 23 individual from engaging in substantial gainful activity, as defined in
 24 20 CFR 404.1572.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07055-01-5

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