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S 5474: Requires any contract or retainer agreement between a property owner and an attorney for legal services related to the filing and appearance before a board of assessment review regarding complaints in relation to assessments shall include a written disclosure that such complaints in relation to assessments can be completed without the assistance of an attorney.
What S 5474 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to require certain disclosures and charges by attorneys performing services in connection with a real property tax grievance procedure. Attorneys must include a clear and conspicuous written disclosure in their contracts or retainer agreements with property owners, stating that complaints related to assessments can be completed without their assistance. This disclosure must include information about the small claims assessment review process, forms, and assistance, which can be found on the New York Courts website and the website for the municipality where the property is located. The disclosure must be in a large print format, with a font size of 16 or larger. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5474
- What is the current status of S 5474?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5474 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 5474 pass?
- Not yet. S 5474 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5474, and where is it now?
- S 5474 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 319 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5474 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to requiring certain disclosures and charges by attorneys performing services in connection with a real property tax grievance procedure The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new 2 section 524-a to read as follows: 3 § 524-a. Contracts for complaints with respect to assessment. Any 4 contract or retainer agreement between a property owner and an attorney 5 for legal services, including filing and appearances, related to a small 6 claims assessment review shall include a clear and conspicuous written 7 disclosure in a large print format that such complaints in relation to 8 assessments can be completed without the assistance of an attorney. 9 Such disclosure shall state that information regarding the small claim 10 assessment review process, forms, and assistance can be found on the New 11 York courts website and shall contain that website and the website for 12 the appropriate municipality where the property is located; provided 13 that if such property is located in Nassau county the disclosure shall 14 provide the website for the Assessment Review Commission and in New York 15 city the disclosure shall provide the website for the New York City Tax 16 Commission. For the purposes of this section, large print format shall 17 mean a printed font size of sixteen or larger. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03316-01-5
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