united-states tax-law real-estate property new-york-state
In the State of NY, if I have no income, but I have a house — do I need to pay property tax?
<p>If I need to pay property tax on the house, are there any exemptions, based on the fact that I have no income?</p>
<p>Is it relevant what the tax assessment of the house is?</p>
<p>When I look at houses in house search websites, I often see in the tax history something like:
Property tax for 2017: $2,000</p>
<p>While for all the other years from 2000 to 2019, there is no info.</p>
<p>What does it mean?</p>

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<p>If I need to pay property tax on the house, are there any exemptions,
based on the fact that I have no income?</p>
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<p>No.</p>
<p>There may be property tax exemptions for other reasons, but there is not a property tax exemption for lack of income.</p>
<p>The most common property tax exemptions in New York are listed <a href="https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/exemption/index.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. They are:</p>
<ul>
<li>STAR (School Tax Relief)</li>
<li>Senior citizens exemption</li>
<li>Veterans exemption</li>
<li>Exemption for persons with disabilities</li>
<li>Exemptions for agricultural properties</li>
</ul>
<p>The stunningly long full list of property tax exemptions can be found <a href="https://www.tax.ny.gov/research/property/assess/manuals/vol4/pt1/section2/sec2_01.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. The long list mostly reflects, however, a variety of property exemptions for non-profits and governmental entities, enacted in a piecemeal fashion.</p>
<p>Given that you are relying upon a home search website, rather than official records, I suspect that the gaps are simply due to incomplete data for the website.</p>
