[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown
6-20-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Where real property is income-producing property, the owner shall be
required to submit annually to the Assessor, not later than the 15th day of
January, a statement of all income derived from and all expenses attributed
to the operation of such property as follows:
A.
Where the owner's books and records reflecting the operation
of the property are maintained on a calendar year basis, the statement shall
be for the calendar year preceding the date the statement shall be filed.
B.
Where the owner's books and records reflecting the operation
of the property are maintained on a fiscal year basis for federal income tax
purposes, the statement shall be for the last fiscal year concluded as of
the first day of January preceding the date the statement shall be filed.
C.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this section, where the owner of the real property has not operated the property and is without knowledge of the income and expenses of the property for a consecutive twelve-month period concluded as of the first day of January preceding the date the statement shall be filed, then the statement shall be for the period of the ownership.
D.
The Assessor may, for good cause shown, extend the time
for filing an income and expense statement by a period not to exceed 30 days.
Such statements shall contain the following declaration: "I certify
that all information contained in this statement is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that the willful making of any
false statement of material fact herein will subject me to the provisions
of law relevant to the making and filing of false instruments and will render
this statement null and void."
The form on which such statement shall be submitted shall be prepared
by the Assessor, and copies of such form shall be made available at said Assessor's
offices in the Village of Tarrytown.
A.
In the event that an owner of income-producing property fails to file an income and expense statement within the time prescribed in § 195-1 of this chapter (including any extension of time for filing), the Board of Assessment Review shall dismiss any complaint in relation to the assessment of such property by such owner.
B.
In the event that an income and expense statement required
under the provisions of this chapter has not been timely filed, the Assessor
may compel by subpoena the production of the books and records of the owner
relevant to the income and expense of the property and may also make application
to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order compelling the owner to
furnish the required income and expense statement and the books and records
to the income and expenses of the property. In the event that such an order
is issued, the Assessor shall be entitled to recover from the owner the costs
and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the village in connection
with the proceeding to obtain and enforce the order.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Real property leased to one or more tenants and owned for the purpose
of securing an income from the property itself but shall not include residential
property containing three or fewer dwelling units or property classified in
Class One as defined in Article 18 of the Real Property Tax Law.
A.
Except in accordance with proper judicial order or as
otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for the Assessor or any official
or employee of the village, any member of the Board of Assessment Review,
any person engaged or retained by the village, the Assessor or the Board of
Assessment Review on an independent contract basis or any person who, pursuant
to this chapter, is permitted to inspect any income and expense statement
or to whom a copy, an abstract or a portion of any such statement is furnished
to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income and/or expense
statement or to whom a copy, an abstract or a portion of any such statement
is furnished to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income and/or
any particulars set forth or disclosed in any such statement required under
this chapter. The officers charged with custody of such statements shall not
be required to produce any income and expense statement or evidence of anything
contained in said statement in any action or proceeding in any court, except
on behalf of the village or the Assessor. Nothing herein shall be construed
to prohibit the delivery to an owner or his or her duly authorized representative
of a certified copy of any statement filed by such owner pursuant to this
chapter or to prohibit the publication of statistics so classified as to prevent
the identification of particular statements and the items thereof or delivery
of a copy to a legal representative or other professional retained by the
village or the Board of Assessment Review retained with respect to a proceeding
to review the assessment of the property at issue for use solely with respect
to the review of said assessment and for no other purpose.
B.
Any violation of the provisions of this section shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both, at the discretion of the court, and if the offender be
an officer or employee of the village or a member of the Board of Assessment
Review, the offender shall be dismissed from office.
