[Adopted 2-8-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
New York Real Property Tax Law § 459-c authorizes municipalities to provide a partial real property tax exemption for real property owned by persons with disabilities whose incomes are limited by reason of such disabilities.
[Amended 2-12-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; 1-27-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003; 2-9-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004; 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007; 2-11-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
New York Real Property Tax Law § 459-c(1)(b) further authorizes municipalities to adopt such an exemption to the extent provided in the following schedule:
Income Limits
Exemption
Commencing 3-1-2008
Commencing 3-1-2009
Commencing 3-1-2010
50%
$27,000
$28,000
$29,000
45%
$28,000
$29,000
$30,000
40%
$29,000
$30,000
$31,000
35%
$30,000
$31,000
$32,000
30%
$30,900
$31,900
$32,900
25%
$31,800
$32,800
$33,800
20%
$32,700
$33,700
$34,700
15%
$33,600
$34,600
$35,600
10%
$34,500
$35,500
$36,500
5%
$35,400
$36,400
$37,400
Subject to the provisions of Real Property Tax Law § 459-c, a partial real property tax exemption is hereby authorized for property owned by persons with disabilities whose income is limited by reason of such disability.
The income eligibility levels for such exemption are hereby established at the maximum amounts authorized by Real Property Tax § 459-c(1)(b), as described in § 245-11 of this article.