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§ 11-245.8 Notice of residential property tax exemptions.
   a.   The commissioner of finance or his or her designee, shall provide a notice relating to the lien sale process to all property owners, included with the notice of value sent to property owners by the department of finance pursuant to section 1511 of the New York city charter. This notice shall include, but not be limited to, actions homeowners can take if a lien is sold on such property; the type of debt that can be sold in a lien sale; a timeline of statutory notifications required pursuant to section 11-320 of this title; a clear, concise explanation of the consequences of the sale of a tax lien; the telephone number and electronic mail address of the employee or employees designated pursuant to subdivision f of section 11-320 of this title; a conspicuous statement that an owner of any class of property may enter into a payment plan for the satisfaction of delinquent real property taxes, assessments, sewer rents, sewer surcharges, water rents, and any other charges that are made a lien subject to the provisions of chapter three of this title, or exclusion from the tax lien sale; credits and property tax exemptions that may exclude certain class one real property from a tax lien sale; a clear and conspicuous statement describing the option for an owner of certain real property to request that the tax lien or tax liens on such property be removed from a sale of tax liens pursuant to subdivision b of section 11-412.3 of this title; a clear and conspicuous statement describing the option for an owner of certain real property to elect the summary foreclosure action set forth in sections 11-412.4 and 11-412.5 of this title; and clear and concise instructions on how an owner of any class of property may register to receive information from the department, through electronic mail, regarding outreach sessions relating to the sale of tax liens conducted pursuant to subdivision j of section 11-320 of this title. Such notice shall also include information on the following real property tax credits or real property tax exemptions:
      1.   the senior citizen homeowner exemption pursuant to section 11-245.3 of this chapter;
      2.   the exemption for persons with disabilities pursuant to section 11-245.4 of this chapter;
      3.   the exemptions for veterans pursuant to sections four hundred fifty-eight and four hundred fifty eight-a of the real property tax law;
      4.   the school tax relief (STAR) exemption pursuant to section four hundred twenty-five of the real property tax law;
      5.   the enhanced school tax relief (STAR) exemption pursuant to subdivision four of section four hundred twenty-five of the real property tax law;
      6.   the state circuit breaker income tax credit pursuant to subsection (e) of section six hundred six of the tax law; and
      7.   any other credit or residential real property tax exemption, which, in the discretion of the commissioner, should be included in such notice. Upon such property owner's written request, or verbal request to 311 or any employee designated pursuant to subdivision f of section 11-320 of this title, a Chinese, Korean, Russian or Spanish translation of such notice shall be provided promptly to such property owner.
   b.   The notice required pursuant to this section shall include:
      1.   a brief description of each exemption program; and
      2.   a phone number at the department and a website address where taxpayers can obtain additional information on the exemption programs and all necessary forms and applications.
   c.   Reserved.
(Am. L.L. 2017/004, 1/27/2017, eff. 1/27/2017; Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020; Am. L.L. 2021/024, 2/28/2021, retro. eff. 1/1/2021; Am. L.L. 2024/082, 7/30/2024, eff. 10/28/2024)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2005/107, L.L. 2006/009, L.L. 2020/080 and L.L. 2024/082.