New York S 9959: Relates to tax abatements for building owners in a city having a population of one million or more who complete exterior repairs

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S09959 Summary:

BILL NOS09959 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06992

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SPONSORBOTTCHER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 4 Title 7 §§499-hhhhh - 499-nnnnn, RPT L

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Provides tax abatements for building owners in a city having a population of one million or more who complete exterior repairs to covered buildings.

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BILL NOS09959 

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04/17/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

05/14/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9959

 IN SENATE

 April 17, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BOTTCHER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to tax abatements
 for building owners in a city having a population of one million or
 more who complete facade repairs

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "RESTORE
 2 Act" (Reducing Excess Scaffolding and Timely Ongoing Repair Efforts
 3 Act).
 4 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares
 5 that the safety of the public and the integrity of New York City's built
 6 environment are critical concerns. Local law number 11 of the city of
 7 New York for the year 1998 requires periodic inspections and repairs of
 8 building facades to ensure the safety of buildings over six stories. In
 9 recognition of the financial burden on building owners, and in an effort
 10 to incentivize the timely completion of necessary repairs, this act
 11 provides for a property tax abatement program for those who comply with
 12 repair requirements within specified timeframes, thereby reducing unnec-
 13 essary scaffolding and sidewalk sheds on city sidewalks.
 14 § 3. Article 4 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new
 15 title 7 to read as follows:
 16 TITLE 7
 17 PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR FACADE REPAIR COMPLIANCE IN A CITY HAVING A
 18 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE
 19 Section 499-hhhhh. Definitions.
 20 499-iiiii. Eligibility.
 21 499-jjjjj. Graduated tax abatement amounts.
 22 499-kkkkk. Penalties.
 23 499-lllll. Eligibility for abatement and penalties for ongoing
 24 projects.
 25 499-mmmmm. Application process.
 26 499-nnnnn. Penalty disputes.
 27 § 499-hhhhh. Definitions. As used in this title:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06108-02-5

 S. 9959 2

 1 1. "Covered repairs" shall mean repairs to the exterior walls of a
 2 building that are either (a) required pursuant to section 28-302.5 of
 3 the administrative code of the city of New York and its amendments upon
 4 notification to the New York city department of buildings of an unsafe
 5 condition, or (b) made in order to prevent the occurrence of an unsafe
 6 condition and which, in either case, because of the building's height
 7 and nature of the repairs, require the installation of a sidewalk shed
 8 in accordance with subdivision 3 of section 3307.6.2 of the building
 9 code of the city of New York.
 10 2. "Covered building" shall mean a building that is making or has made
 11 covered repairs.
 12 3. "Covered building owner" shall mean the owner of a covered build-
 13 ing, whether a private landlord, cooperative housing corporation, or
 14 condominium association.
 15 4. "Abatement calculation percentage" shall mean the percentage figure
 16 used to calculate the amount of the property tax abatement provided for
 17 by this title.
 18 § 499-iiiii. Eligibility. A covered building owner who completes
 19 covered repairs and removes all sidewalk sheds installed in connection
 20 with the covered repairs within twelve months of their installation
 21 shall be eligible for a property tax abatement in the tax year in which
 22 covered repairs were completed and the associated sidewalk sheds were
 23 removed.
 24 § 499-jjjjj. Graduated tax abatement amounts. 1.(a) The abatement
 25 shall be calculated by multiplying the abatement calculation per