• PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA AND FACTS REGARDING THE RAMIFICATIONS OF COUNTY ASSESSING OPTIONS

The NYSAA will gather facts and figures as well as any other educational data to inform the legislative bodies that will be making assessment administration options, including local government, county government and the State government.
 

• AMEND RPTL SECTION 581 and RPL 339-y (S1058 Little/A1574 Galef)

Support legislation that will require market-based assessments of real property owned or leased by a cooperative corporation or on a condominium basis, which is converted or constructed on or after January 1, 2008.
 

• REMOVE THE MANDATORY USE OF BANK CODES

Support the amendment of RPTL §518 and §953 to remove the mandatory use of bank codes by the Assessor’s office for escrow accounts.  Please see attached amendments.
 

• REQUIRE BASIC CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ALL SMALL CLAIMS HEARING OFFICERS

Support amendments to RPTL §731 that will require SCAR Hearing Officers to obtain the equivalent training as required by appointed assessors and to maintain their status with equivalent continuing education requirements.

The Association will also support a statutory cycle for the valuation of real property that is tied to a statistical trigger.