N.Y. Real Property Tax Law Section 458-C
Improvements to property of severely injured members of the armed forces of the United States

1.

For the purpose of this section, “member of the armed forces of the United States” shall mean a person who served in the army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard or a reserve command.

2.

Real property altered, installed or improved for the purposes of removal of architectural barriers that challenge the mobility of a severely injured member of the armed forces of the United States who has a service-connected disability due to combat and found fit to serve by the physical evaluation board of such service member’s branch of service, in existing property used solely for residential purposes shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies as hereinafter provided. After a public hearing, the governing board of a county, city, town or village may adopt a local law and a school district may adopt a resolution to grant the exemption authorized pursuant to this section. A copy of such local law or resolution 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.

3.

(a) Improvements to such real property shall be exempt pursuant to the following exemption schedule: Year of Exemption Percentage of Exemption 1 50 2 45 3 40 4 35 5 30 6 25 7 20 8 15 9 10 10 5 (b) No exemption shall be granted for alterations, installations, or improvements unless such alterations, installations, or improvements were commenced after the date of the severely injured member of the armed forces’ disability due to combat and subsequent to the effective date of the local law or resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision two of this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, if such alterations, installations or improvements were commenced prior to the effective date of the local law or resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision two of this section, such alternations, installations or improvements may receive an exemption pursuant to the exemption schedule of this section for the remainder of the authorized period of exemption as if such alterations, installations or improvements, had been commenced on or after such effective date; provided, however, the property shall not be eligible for refunds of property taxes or special ad valorem levies paid prior to the effective date of the local law or resolution.

4.

For the purpose of this section, the terms alteration, installation and improvement shall not include ordinary maintenance and repair.

5.

(a) The provisions of this section shall only apply to the qualifying real property which is the primary residence of the applicant, provided that, in the event any portion of such real property is not used exclusively for the applicant’s primary residence such portion shall not be subject to the exemption granted by this section.

(b)

The exemption from taxation provided by this section shall be applicable to county, city, town, village, and school district taxation.

(c)

If a severely injured member of the United States armed forces receives the exemption under sections four hundred fifty-eight, four hundred fifty-eight-a, four hundred fifty-eight-b, four hundred fifty-nine or four hundred fifty-nine-c of this title, the severely injured member of the armed forces of the United States shall not be eligible under this section.

6.

(a) Applications for the exemption allowable under this section shall be made by the owner, or all other owners, of the property on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The owner or owners shall file the completed form in the assessor’s office of the county, city, town or village having the power to assess property for taxation on or before the appropriate taxable status date of such county, city, town or village, with the following documentation:

(i)

a copy of the applicant’s military ID card;

(ii)

a copy of the applicant’s current military orders;

(iii)

a statement from the applicant’s commander or superior addressing the applicant’s physical capabilities;

(iv)

a letter or letters from the applicant’s treating physician or physicians addressing the applicant’s physical capabilities and need for the alterations, installations or improvements of the applicant’s primary residence;

(v)

copy of the after action report which describes the events that resulted in the disability; and

(vi)

any other evidence determined to be necessary by the commissioner.

(b)

Any applicant convicted of making a false statement on the application or submitted evidence for such exemption shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in article one hundred seventy-five of the penal law.

(c)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provisions of law, in a city having a population of one million or more applications for the exemption authorized pursuant to this section shall be considered timely filed on or before the fifteenth day of March of the appropriate tax years.

7.

If satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an exemption pursuant to this section, the assessor shall approve the application and such building shall thereafter be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies as herein provided commencing with the assessment roll prepared on the basis of the taxable status date referred to in subdivision three 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.

8.

A county, city, town or village may by local law, or in a school district may by resolution:

(a)

reduce the per centum of the exemption otherwise allowed pursuant to this section; and

(b)

limit eligibility for the exemption to those forms of alterations, installations, or improvements as are prescribed in such local law or resolution.

Source: Section 458-C — Improvements to property of severely injured members of the armed forces of the United States, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RPT/458-C (updated Jan. 10, 2020; accessed Apr. 20, 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. 20, 2024

Last modified:
Jan. 10, 2020

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