Town of Brighton, Franklin County, New York Local Law No. 1 of the year 2026

A local law Increasing the Real Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Other Qualifying Individuals Residing in the Town of Brighton.

Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Brighton as follows:

SECTION I. MAXIMUM EXEMPTION FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXES.

Pursuant to Subdivision 2(d)(ii) of Section 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law, the maximum allowable exemptions from real property taxes provided for veterans and other qualifying individuals residing in the Town of Brighton under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subdivision 2 of that section shall be increased. to:

1. In the case of paragraph (a), twenty-seven thousand dollars ($42,000);
2. In the case of paragraph (b), eighteen thousand dollars ($70,000); and
3. In the case of paragraph (c), ninety thousand dollars ($140,000).

SECTION II. EFFECTIVE DATE:

This local law shall take effect when it is filed with the Secretary of State, but the exemptions provided herein shall not be available until the proper taxable year, pursuant to Section 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law.