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I own a co-op in Oakland Gardens, NY (Queens). I am on disability. I received a letter dated December 9, 2012 from the NYC Dept. of Finance stating that I am eligible for two exemptions which will begin on JULY 1, 2013: STAR and Disabled Homeowners Exemption. I contacted my management office and they told me to get a printout of the Unit Benefit Screen for 2013. On that print out it says 2013/2014. The management company adamantly denies that I should get this Disabled Homeowners Exemption because they say 2013 isn't over yet. NYC Dept of Finance GOES by July 2013 to July 2014, that's their Fiscal year. the letter CLEARLY states that I am entitled to it beginning July 1, 2013. I've been fighting with the management company for over a month they say it should start July 2014, and just wrote to the Board of Directors as the management company is trying to gyp me out of one year's work of exemption. I may have to take legal recourse. I can't afford a lawyer though. Any suggestions?
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We don't get the 2013/2014 report until early in 2014. The report from the NYC Dept of Finance names each individual in the co-op and how much that individual gets for the general abatement, the STAR abatement, the disability abatement and any veterans abatement. We will apply the abatements in February or March of 2014. I know some co-op's don't apply it until later.
It sounds like your coop is somewhat right. They won't know what the abatement numbers should be until February or March of 2014. They should also apply the abatement to you soon thereafter and not later in the year.
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