It is the intent of this article to grant the
exemption authorized by Real Property Tax Law § 421-f. Real
property altered or rehabilitated subsequent to the effective date
of this article shall be exempt from taxation as herein provided.
Residential buildings, which for the purposes
of this article shall mean any building or structure designed and
occupied exclusively for residential purposes by not more than two
families, that are reconstructed, altered or improved shall be exempt
from taxation levied by the Village of Albion on the increase in assessed
value attributable to such reconstruction, alteration, or improvement
to the extent provided hereinafter, pursuant to § 421-f
of the Real Property Tax Law.
The length of the exemption shall be eight years.
The exemption shall be computed pursuant to the following schedule:
Year of Exemption
|
Percent of Exemption Base Exempt from
Tax
|
---|
1
|
100%
|
2
|
87.5%
|
3
|
75%
|
4
|
62.5%
|
5
|
50%
|
6
|
37.5%
|
7
|
25%
|
8
|
12.5%
|
No exemption pursuant to this article shall
be granted for reconstruction, alteration or improvement unless:
A. Such reconstruction, alteration or improvement was
commenced subsequent to the effective date of this article.
B. The value of such reconstruction, alteration or improvement
exceeds $3,000.
C. The greater portion, as so determined by square footage,
of the building reconstructed, altered, or improved is at least five
years old.
D. The reconstruction, alteration, or improvement is
not ordinary maintenance or repairs.
Such exemption shall be granted only upon application
by the owner of such building on a form prescribed by the state board
(Office of Real Property Services). The application shall be filed
with the Assessor for the Village of Albion having the power to assess
properly for taxation on or before the appropriate taxable status
date of such town. Improvements to residential buildings must be completed
to qualify for the exemption pursuant to this article.