New York § 171-U - 171-UVerification of eligibility for STAR exemption
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 171-U — 171-UVerification of eligibility for STAR exemption, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 171-U. 171-UVerification of eligibility for STAR exemption
§ 171-u. Verification of eligibility for STAR exemption. (1) The commissioner shall verify the eligibility of properties for STAR exemptions in the manner provided by section four hundred twenty-five of the real property tax law. (2)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt rules prescribing a uniform statewide system of parcel identification numbers applicable to all "assessing units", as that term is defined by section one hundred two of the real property tax law, provided that no such rule shall apply to an assessment roll with a taxable status date occurring prior to January first, two thousand thirteen. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, the commissioner may, at his or her discretion, adopt rules that are applicable only to "special assessing units," as that term is defined by section eighteen hundred one of the real property tax law, which prescribe an alternative system of parcel identification numbers solely for such special assessing units. (2)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt rules prescribing a uniform statewide system of parcel identification numbers applicable to all "assessing units", as that term is defined by section one hundred two of the real property tax law, provided that no such rule shall apply to an assessment roll with a taxable status date occurring prior to January first, two thousand thirteen. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, the commissioner may, at his or her discretion, adopt rules that are applicable only to "special assessing units," as that term is defined by section eighteen hundred one of the real property tax law, which prescribe an alternative system of parcel identification numbers solely for such special assessing units.
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Section 171-U ("171-UVerification of eligibility for STAR exemption") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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