New letter to some Basic STAR recipients

In the February 10 Assessment Community Weekly, we announced a new letter—Form RP-425-BR—for Basic STAR exemption recipients who have not yet registered with our department.

Only 2% of the total STAR exemption recipients will receive this letter. In general, these are homeowners who:

• have been receiving the Basic STAR exemption since 2015 or earlier, and
• have not yet registered with the Tax Department for the Basic STAR exemption as required by Real Property Tax Law § 425.

If you are contacted by a property owner who received the letter, please direct them to follow the instructions in the letter to register for the STAR exemption. If they don’t have access to the Internet or they have questions, please direct them to call us at 518-457-2036.