N.Y. Real Property Tax Law Section 457
Exemption for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes

1.

Newly constructed primary residential property purchased by one or more persons, each of whom is a first-time homebuyer and has not been married to a homeowner in the three years prior to applying for this first-time homeowners exemption, shall be exempt from taxation levied by or on behalf of any county, city, town, village or school district in which such newly constructed residential property is located, provided the legislative body or governing board of such county, city, town or village, after public hearing, adopts a local law, or a school district, other than a school district to which article fifty-two of the education law applies, adopts a resolution providing therefor. The length of such exemption shall be set forth in such local law or resolution, but in no event shall it exceed five years. Such exemption shall be computed in accordance with the following table: Year of Exemption Percentage assessed Valuation exempt from tax 1 50 2 40 3 30 4 20 5 10 6 or more 0 A copy of such local laws or resolutions shall be filed with the commissioner and the assessor of such county, city, town, or village who prepares the assessment roll on which the taxes of such county, city, town, village or school district are levied.

2.

(a) Any newly constructed primary residential real property within the purchase price limits defined by the state of New York mortgage agency low interest rate mortgage program in the non-target, one family new category for the county where such property is located and in effect on the contract date for the purchase and sale of such property, shall be eligible for the exemption allowed pursuant to this section.

(b)

A first-time homebuyer who either as part of the written contract for sale of the primary residential property, or who enters into a written contract within ninety days after closing of the sale of the primary residence for reconstruction, alteration or improvements, the value of which exceeds three thousand dollars, to the primary residential property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent provided by this section. Such exemption shall apply solely to the increase in assessed value thereof attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or improvement provided that the assessed value after reconstruction, alteration, or improvements does not exceed fifteen percent more than the purchase price limits as defined in paragraph (a) of this subdivision. For purposes of this section the terms reconstruction, alteration and improvement shall not include ordinary maintenance and repairs.

(c)

A first-time homebuyer shall not qualify for the exemption authorized pursuant to this section if the household income exceeds income limits defined by the state of New York mortgage agency low interest rate mortgage program in the non-target, one and two person household category for the county where such property is located and in effect on the contract date for the purchase and sale of such property.

(i)

The term “household income” as used herein shall mean the total combined income of all the owners, and of any owners’ spouses residing on the premises, for the income tax year preceding the date of making application for the exemption.

(ii)

The term “income” as used herein shall mean the “adjusted gross income” for federal income tax purposes as reported on the applicant’s latest available federal or state income tax return subject to any subsequent amendments or revisions, reduced by distributions, to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income, received from an individual retirement account and an individual retirement annuity; provided that if no such return was filed within the one year period preceding taxable status date, “income” shall mean the adjusted gross income that would have been so reported if such a return had been filed. For purposes of this subdivision, “latest available return” shall mean the federal or state income tax return for the year immediately preceding the date of making application, provided however, that if the tax return for such tax year has not been filed, then the income tax return for the tax year two years preceding the date of making application shall be considered the latest available.

3.

Newly constructed primary residential property purchased by first-time homebuyers at a sales price greater than the maximum eligible sales price shall qualify for the exemption allowed pursuant to this section for that portion of the sales price of such newly constructed primary residential property equal to the maximum eligible sales price, provided, however, that any newly constructed primary residential property purchased at a sales price greater than fifteen percent above the maximum eligible sales price shall not be allowed any exemption.

4.

The legislative body or governing board of a county, city, town or village may adopt a local law, or a school district, other than a school district to which article fifty-two of the education law applies may adopt a resolution to provide for an increase not to exceed twenty-five per centum on the purchase price limit used for eligibility for the exemption provided for in this section.

5.

No exemption shall be allowed pursuant to this section for any newly constructed primary residential property purchased by a first-time homebuyer on or after December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-eight, unless such purchase is pursuant to a binding written contract entered into prior to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-eight. Provided, however, that any first-time homebuyer who is allowed an exemption pursuant to this section prior to such date shall continue to be allowed further exemptions pursuant to subdivision one of this section.

6.

(a) No portion of a single family newly constructed primary residential property shall be leased during the period of time when the first-time homeowner exemption shall apply to the residence. If any portion of the single family newly constructed primary residential property is found to be the subject of a lease agreement the assessor shall discontinue any exemption granted pursuant to this section.

(b)

In the event that a primary residential property granted an exemption pursuant to this section ceases to be used primarily for residential purposes or title thereto is transferred to other than the heirs or distributees of the owner, the exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be discontinued.

(c)

Upon determining that an exemption granted pursuant to this section should be discontinued, the assessor shall mail a notice so stating to the owner or owners thereof at the time and in the manner provided by § 510 (Notice of increased assessments in towns, cities and certain counties)section five hundred ten of this chapter. Such owner or owners shall be entitled to seek administrative and judicial review of such action in the manner provided by law, provided that the burden shall be on such owner or owners to establish eligibility for the exemption.

7.

Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner of such building on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be filed with the assessor of the city, town, village or county having the power to assess property for taxation on or before the appropriate taxable status date of such city, town, village and county.

8.

If satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an exemption pursuant to this section, the assessor shall approve the application and such primary residential property shall thereafter be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies as provided in this section commencing with the assessment roll prepared on the basis of the taxable status date referred to in subdivision seven of this section. The assessed value of any exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be entered by the assessor on the assessment roll with the taxable property, with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate column.

9.

For purposes of this section:

(a)

“first-time homebuyer” means a person who has not owned a primary residential property and is not married to a person who has owned a residential property during the three-year period prior to his or her purchase of the primary residential property, and who does not own a vacation or investment home.

(b)

“Primary residential property” means any one or two family house, townhouse or condominium located in this state which is owner occupied by such homebuyer.

(c)

“Newly constructed” means an improvement to real property which was constructed as a primary residential property, and which has never been occupied and was constructed after the effective date of this section. “Newly constructed” shall also mean that portion of a primary residential property that is altered, improved or reconstructed.

Source: Section 457 — Exemption for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPT/457 (updated Aug. 19, 2022; accessed Apr. 13, 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 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 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 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 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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Apr. 13, 2024

Last modified:
Aug. 19, 2022

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