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NY S 5474

in committee

Relates to requiring certain disclosures by attorneys performing services in connection with a real property tax grievance procedure

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5474 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5474 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

What is NY S 5474 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 5474?

Leroy Comrie is the primary sponsor of NY S 5474.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Leroy Comrieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 1186not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 949not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1204

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5474?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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