N.Y. Real Property Tax Law Section 452
Veterans organizations

1.

Real property owned by a corporation, association or post composed of veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, the United Spanish War Veterans, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc., Catholic War Veterans, Inc., the American Legion, AMVETS, American Veterans of World War II, Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, Masonic War Veterans of the State of New York, Incorporated, Vietnam Veterans of America and any other corporation or association of veterans of the armed forces of the United States in any war, actually and exclusively used and occupied by such corporation, association or post shall be exempt from taxation and exempt from special ad valorem levies and special assessments to the extent provided in § 490 (Exemption from special ad valorem levies and special assessments)section four hundred ninety of this chapter.

2.

(a) Such real property shall be so exempt although it or a portion thereof is used by another corporation or association whose real property would be entitled to an exemption pursuant to any section in titles one or two of this article except sections four hundred eight, four hundred forty, four hundred sixty-six or four hundred seventy-eight, if such corporation or association itself owned such real property, as long as any moneys paid to the owning corporation, association or post by the using corporation or association do not exceed the amount of carrying, maintenance and depreciation charges of the property or portion thereof, as the case may be.

(b)

If a portion of such real property is actually and exclusively used by any person whose real property would not be so entitled to an exemption, such portion shall be subject to taxation, special ad valorem levies and special assessments and the remaining portion only shall be exempt as provided herein subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this subdivision.

(c)

The portion of real property which would otherwise be subject to taxation, special ad valorem levies and special assessments under paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall be exempt therefrom for purposes of any municipal corporation in which such property is located only if the governing body of such municipal corporation, after a public hearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution so providing.

3.

Real property owned by a soldiers’ monument corporation organized pursuant to section fourteen hundred five of the not-for-profit corporation law shall be eligible for full or partial exemption from taxation as provided in this section if:

(a)

such property is not used in such manner as entitles it to exemption pursuant to § 442 (Soldiers monument corporations)section four hundred forty-two of this chapter, and

(b)

the membership of such corporation is composed of specified veterans as provided in subdivision one of this section, and

(c)

such property is, notwithstanding any provision of such corporation’s certificate of incorporation to the contrary, actually and exclusively used and occupied by such corporation in a manner otherwise entitling it to exemption under subdivision one or two of this section.

Source: Section 452 — Veterans organizations, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPT/452 (updated Nov. 6, 2015; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

420‑A
Nonprofit organizations 420‑B
Nonprofit organizations 420‑C
Exemption from local real property taxation of certain low income housing accommodations in a city having a population of one million or ... 421‑A
Affordable New York Housing Program 421‑B
Exemption of certain private dwellings, multiple dwellings and improvements from local taxation 421‑C
Exemption of certain new multiple dwellings from local taxation 421‑D
Exemption of multiple dwellings financed by the New York state housing finance agency from local taxation 421‑E
Exemption of cooperative, condominium, homesteading and rental projects from local taxation 421‑F
Exemption of capital improvements to residential buildings and certain new construction 421‑FF
Exemption of capital improvements to residential buildings in cities with a population between twenty-seven thousand five hundred and twe... 421‑G
Exemption from local taxation of certain multiple dwellings 421‑H
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑H*2
Exemption of capital improvements to residential buildings 421‑I
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑I*2
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑J
Exemption of capital investment in multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑J*2
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑K
Exemption of certain multiple dwellings 421‑L
Exemption of capital improvements to residential buildings in certain towns 421‑M
Exemption of certain new or substantially rehabilitated multiple dwellings from local taxation 421‑N
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑O
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑O*2
Exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwelling buildings within certain cities 421‑P
Exemption of newly-constructed or converted rental multiple dwellings 421‑P*2
Exemption of capital improvements to residential new construction involving the creation of accessory dwelling units 422
Not-for-profit housing companies 423
Phase out of exemption for redevelopment company projects upon the cessation of the tax exemption granted pursuant to contract 424
Institute of arts and sciences 425
School tax relief (STAR) exemption 425‑A
Abatement of county taxes in special assessing units 426
Opera houses 427
Performing arts buildings 428
Fraternal organizations 429
Real property used for professional major league sports 430
Interdenominational centers 432
Theatrical corporations created by act of congress 434
Academies of music 436
Officers of religious denominations 438
Trustees of a hospital, playground and library 440
Infant homes 442
Soldiers monument corporations 444
Historical societies 444‑A
Historic property 446
Cemeteries 450
Agricultural societies 452
Veterans organizations 454
Indians 455
Exemption option 456
Municipal railroads 457
Exemption for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes 458
Veterans 458‑A
Veterans 458‑B
Exemption for Cold War veterans 458‑C
Improvements to property of severely injured members of the armed forces of the United States 459
Persons who are physically disabled 459‑A
Improvements to property made pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 459‑B
Physically disabled crime victims 459‑C
Persons with disabilities and limited incomes 460
Clergy 462
Religious corporations 464
Incorporated associations of volunteer firefighters 466
Volunteer firefighters and fire companies in villages 466‑A
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑A*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑B
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C*3
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C*4
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C*5
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C*6
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑C*7
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑D
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑D*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑D*3
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑D*4
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑E
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑E*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑E*3
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑E*4
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑F
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑F*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑F*3
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑F*4
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑F*5
Un-remarried spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty 466‑G
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑G*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑H
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑H*2
Un-remarried spouses of deceased volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers 466‑I
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑J
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑K
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers 466‑L
Extension of benefits 467
Persons sixty-five years of age or over 467‑A
Partial tax abatement for residential real property held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership in a city having a populatio... 467‑B
Tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities 467‑C
Exemption for property owned by certain housing companies or sublessees of the battery park city authority and occupied by senior citizen... 467‑D
Assessment exemption for certain living quarters constructed to be occupied by a senior citizen or disabled individual 467‑E
Rebate for owners or tenant-stockholders of one, two or three family residences or residential property held in the condominium or cooper... 467‑F
Protective and safety devices tax abatement 467‑G
Rebate for owners of certain real property seriously damaged by the severe storm that occurred on the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of Octob... 467‑H
Partial abatement for certain rebuilt real property seriously damaged by the severe storm that occurred on the twenty-ninth and thirtieth... 467‑I
Real property tax abatement 467‑J
Exemption for certain residential properties located in certain counties 467‑K
Senior citizen longtime resident exemption 467‑K*2
Exemption for certain residential property required to participate in the federal flood insurance program 467‑L
Rebate for owners of certain real property in the city of New York 467‑M
Exemption from local real property taxation of certain multiple dwellings in a city having a population of one million or more 468
Fire patrol and salvage corps 469
Assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent 470
Exemption for improvements to real property meeting certification standards for green buildings 472
Pharmaceutical societies 474
Dental societies 476‑A
Railroad passenger stations 477
Tax exemption for industrial waste treatment facilities 477‑A
Tax exemption for air pollution control facilities 478
Tax exemption for off-street parking facilities providing underground shelters 479
Fallout shelter facilities 480
Forest and reforested lands 480‑A
Taxation of forest land 481
Taxation of land used for agricultural production 482
Quarantined lands 483
Exemption from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands 483‑A
Farm silos, farm feed grain storage bins, commodity sheds, bulk milk tanks and coolers, and manure storage and handling facilities 483‑B
Historic barns 483‑C
Temporary greenhouses 483‑D
Farm or food processing labor camps or commissaries 483‑E
Anaerobic digestion facilities 484
Urban redevelopment corporations and companies 485
Nuclear powered electric generating facilities 485‑A
Residential-commercial urban exemption program 485‑B
Business investment exemption 485‑C
Exemption from taxation of real property used in manufacture of steel in cities of fifty thousand or more persons 485‑D
Water-works corporations 485‑E
Empire zone exemption 485‑F
Banking development districts 485‑G
Infrastructure exemption 485‑H
Residential investment exemption 485‑I
Residential investment exemption 485‑I*2
Residential investment exemption 485‑J
Residential property improvement exemption 485‑J*2
Residential investment exemption 485‑J*3
Residential investment exemption 485‑J*4
Residential investment exemption 485‑J*5
Residential investment exemption 485‑K
Residential investment exemption 485‑L
Residential property improvement 485‑L*2
Residential investment exemption 485‑M
Residential investment exemption 485‑N
Residential-commercial exemption program 485‑O
New residential property exemption 485‑P
Economic transformation area exemption 485‑Q
Residential investment exemption 485‑R
Residential redevelopment inhibited property exemption 485‑S
Residential reassessment exemption 485‑S*2
Residential reassessment exemption 485‑S*3
Mixed use exemption program for villages 485‑T
Owner occupied residential property exemption program 485‑U
Class one reassessment exemption 485‑V
Residential revaluation exemption 485‑V*2
Residential and mixed-use investment exemption 485‑W
Newly constructed single-family and multi-family residential exemption 485‑X
Affordable neighborhoods for New Yorkers tax incentive 486
Non-profit medical and dental indemnity, or hospital service corporations 486‑A
Non-profit corporations operating as health maintenance organizations 487
Exemption from taxation for certain energy systems 487‑A
Exemption from taxation of conservation improvements to certain residential premises 488
Retirement systems 488‑A
Rehabilitation of certain class B multiple dwellings and class A multiple dwellings used for single room occupancy 489
Exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Nov. 6, 2015

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