New York Governor Signs Law Authorizing Brookhaven Assessor to Accept Application for Property Tax Exemption

The New York Governor Sept. 15 signed a law authorizing the assessor of the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County to accept an application for a real property tax exemption. The law includes measures: 1) authorizing the assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from De Bethesda Eglise for 2020 and 2021 general taxes; 2) requiring the application to be reviewed as if it was received on or before the taxable status date established for the assessment rolls; 3) requiring the assessor to make appropriate corrections to the rolls if the exemption is granted; and 4) ...