Int. No. 627
By Council Members Constantinides, Dromm and Miller
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of an online system to access property tax information and receive notification of changes to property tax exemptions
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 11-141 to read as follows:
?11-141 Property tax information system. The department shall provide a secure website that shall require verification that the user is accessing their own record. The information presented in such website shall be updated with any applicable changes no less frequently than daily. Such website shall include, but not be limited to, the following functionality:
a. allowing any property owner who has submitted an application for a property tax exemption administered by the department to view the current status of their application. Such website shall indicate for each individual whether the department has:
(1) received such property owner's application for a property tax exemption;
(2) approved or rejected such application, if applicable, and if rejected, a brief statement of the reason for rejection as well as a list of any missing documents that led the department to reject the request; and
(3) mailed or delivered a letter to such property owner containing information regarding the determination to approve or reject the application, and shall include the ability for such property owner to view an electronic version of the letter.
b. allowing the property owner to view their property's exemption status, including but not limited to, for each exemption:
(1) active status, with the inclusion of the date on which the exemption became active, the date by which the property owner must apply to renew the exemption, and the date on which the exemption wi...
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