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Property tax relief.....finally we hope

Started by Riversider
about 15 years ago
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The property tax measure, which affects hundreds of thousands of homeowners in New York, will cap annual increases in local property taxes at 2 percent a year, while offering some relief for local governments from state spending mandates. Mr. Cuomo and Senate Republicans say the legislation will curb soaring property taxes in places like Long Island, Westchester County and pockets of upstate New York, where residents face some of the highest property taxes in the country. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/nyregion/deal-on-rent-laws-and-property-tax-cap-in-albany.html
Response by stevejhx
about 15 years ago
Posts: 12656
Member since: Feb 2008

Alas, it doesn't affect the irrational disparity in NYC between new dev & prewar, co-ops & condos, single-family and multifamily. Until it does it will be a giant sucking sound of money out of Manhattan and into the hinterland, like Long Island City.

HAHAHAHA!

Wait! Hinterland is too poetic a word for Long Island City. Let's just call it what it is: hellhole.

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Response by 5thGenNYer
about 15 years ago
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Not as good as hoped- was supposed to be permanent and not exclude the portion of the teacher's pensions. This one is only good for 5 years.

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Response by Socialist
about 15 years ago
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The cap is meaningless. There is literally a list of exemptions the length of a phone book. From what I see, the tax cap that was just enacted in NJ is much stronger. The NY one seems quite weak.

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Response by huntersburg
about 15 years ago
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We need a federal government program to have New Jersey subsidize New York's property tax cap.

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Response by notadmin
about 15 years ago
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> Not as good as hoped- was supposed to be permanent and not exclude the portion of the teacher's pensions. This one is only good for 5 years.

yep, imho the funds for the unfunded public pensions will more likely come from higher property taxes than from taxes on income

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