Hello, I have owned my co-op since 2012. I received a tax abatement in 2013 and 2014, but did not receive one this year in 2015. I thought this was odd and questioned my management right away since I was charged an assessment. Per the management, the Department of Finance deemed my unit as not my primary residence. I explained that it has been my primary residence for the past 3 years and nothing... [more]
Hello, I have owned my co-op since 2012. I received a tax abatement in 2013 and 2014, but did not receive one this year in 2015. I thought this was odd and questioned my management right away since I was charged an assessment. Per the management, the Department of Finance deemed my unit as not my primary residence. I explained that it has been my primary residence for the past 3 years and nothing has changed. I contacted the DoF, their response was "Your managing agent submitted a 2012/13 cooperative property tax abatement change indicating this unit was not your primary residence. As a result the unit received a phased out coop abatement. The abatement was then dropped for 2014/15."
My question is, should i be going after my management because they gave the DoF incorrect information? Or can I request a correction from the DoF?
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I would ask the management for copies of what they submitted in 2012/13 and the subsequent years; you can then determine whether the mistake was on their end or at DoF. Then take the appropriate next steps...
In the meantime you probably need to pay the coop its assessment, or at least arrange a payment plan, and later get reimbursed once the paperwork is sorted out.
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Response by flarf
over 10 years ago
Posts: 515
Member since: Jan 2011
DoF isn't incentivized to fix the mess. I got the same line from my managing agent as you'll find in uptown_joe's first link about how DoF is backed up with abatement paperwork. I'll be amazed if I ever see the amount I've been shortchanged.
Now, for things where DoF gets to cash a check instead of write one, they're really on top of things. I just watched a video of how I drove into a bus lane on First Ave earlier this month. They can pick my license plate out of a video shot from a camera on top of a post but processing a primary residence affidavit is way too complicated.
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Response by JJ2
over 10 years ago
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This is your responsibility , but makes no sense that you received it twice but not this year .. check again
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Response by kaarrll_1393124
over 10 years ago
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Member since: Feb 2014
I had a similar problem a couple of years ago. I liaised with the DOF using this email and they were very helpful but I had to be very tenacious to get them to sit up and pay attention: CoopabaT@finance.nyc.gov Good luck! If it's any consolation, I still have not had my abatement this year. They keep putting back the date for distributing the payments. The last I heard from my managing agent is that it will now be sometime this month. I hope they are paying with interest but I doubt it!
First, read this:
http://streeteasy.com/talk/discussion/39498-help-abatement-question
And:
http://streeteasy.com/talk/discussion/23806-coop-assessment-lump-sum-payment
I would ask the management for copies of what they submitted in 2012/13 and the subsequent years; you can then determine whether the mistake was on their end or at DoF. Then take the appropriate next steps...
DoF, starting with this page, will tell you how to restore the abatement benefit and how to recoup any current/past amounts you were shortchanged due to the error.
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/benefits/landlords-coop-condo.page
In the meantime you probably need to pay the coop its assessment, or at least arrange a payment plan, and later get reimbursed once the paperwork is sorted out.
DoF isn't incentivized to fix the mess. I got the same line from my managing agent as you'll find in uptown_joe's first link about how DoF is backed up with abatement paperwork. I'll be amazed if I ever see the amount I've been shortchanged.
Now, for things where DoF gets to cash a check instead of write one, they're really on top of things. I just watched a video of how I drove into a bus lane on First Ave earlier this month. They can pick my license plate out of a video shot from a camera on top of a post but processing a primary residence affidavit is way too complicated.
This is your responsibility , but makes no sense that you received it twice but not this year .. check again
I had a similar problem a couple of years ago. I liaised with the DOF using this email and they were very helpful but I had to be very tenacious to get them to sit up and pay attention: CoopabaT@finance.nyc.gov Good luck! If it's any consolation, I still have not had my abatement this year. They keep putting back the date for distributing the payments. The last I heard from my managing agent is that it will now be sometime this month. I hope they are paying with interest but I doubt it!