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Int 2483-2021

Imposition of interest for the nonpayment of taxes on certain real property for the duration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency declared by the state.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Financeintroduced 2021-12-15

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2021-12-15Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would eliminate interest on unpaid property taxes due and payable on or after March 7, 2020 through to the through to the end of the first month that commences after the expiration of the State’s COVID-19 disaster emergency for real property with an annual tax bill of $100,000 or less.

Committee on FinanceExecutive Budget review and Budget modification, Banking Commission, Comptroller's Office, Department of Finance, Independent Budget Office, Office of Administrative Tax Appeal, and fiscal policy and revenue from any source.

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This bill: 15 days in committee

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Sponsors (1)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-12-15 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-12-15 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2021-12-15 · 12:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 11-224.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows: h. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law or rule, beginning on March seventh, two thousand twenty and ending on the last day of the first month that commences after the expiration of the state disaster emergency declared by the governor in executive order number 202 issued on March 7, 2020 and extended thereafter, no interest shall be imposed on an unpaid installment of tax due and payable provided that the amount of tax owed on the subject property for the applicable tax year does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to and deemed to have been in effect as of March 7, 2020. NB LS #15018 08/06/2020 8:25pm