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Disabled Crime Victim/Good Samaritan Exemption

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

The increase in the assessed value of the property related to the improvement to accommodate the crime-related disability is exempt from taxes.

  • Owner record: ny/nyc-disabled-crime-victim-and-good-samaritan-exemption
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-14
  • Authority: New York City Department of Finance
  • Also called: Disabled Crime Victim and Good Samaritan Exemption

Offering 1: property_tax_relief

The increase in the assessed value of the property related to the improvement to accommodate the crime-related disability is exempt from taxes.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Any one of these:
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "a victim of a crime who became physically disabled as a result of the crime"
    • All of these:
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "someone who becomes disabled by:"
    • Any one of these:
      • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "trying to stop a person who has committed a crime"
      • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "trying to prevent a crime from happening"
      • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "trying to help a law enforcement officer make an arrest"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must live in a one, two or three family home and be a member of a resident owner's household."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Your physical disability caused by the crime must include a permanent physical impairment which greatly limits one or more major life activities."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must have had to make improvements to the home for accessibility and the improvements must increase the property’s assessed value."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Law enforcement members are not eligible."

Access route 1.1

  • Where: New York City Department of Finance
  • How: Download and mail a paper application. Applications can be made between September 28 and March 15.
  • Url: https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/property/landlords-disabled-crime-victim.page

Owner confirmations

  • /offerings/0/access/0: sha256:103f88b716f409d51b07a4650c271acebd4146a17cd02fb7687060873dc1a4fd

Evidence

  • /name: "Property\n# Disabled Crime Victim/Good Samaritan Exemption" (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /caregiving_effect: "The increase in the assessed value of the property related to the improvement to accommodate the crime-related disability is exempt from taxes." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "The increase in the assessed value of the property related to the improvement to accommodate the crime-related disability is exempt from taxes." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "This exemption is for a victim of a crime who became physically disabled as a result of the crime. This benefit is also for someone who becomes disabled by:" (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* trying to stop a person who has committed a crime;\n* trying to prevent a crime from happening; or\n* trying to help a law enforcement officer make an arrest." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* You must live in a one, two or three family home and be a member of a resident owner's household.\n* Your physical disability caused by the crime must include a permanent physical impairment which greatly limits one or more major life activities.\n* You must have had to make improvements to the home for accessibility and the improvements must increase the property’s assessed value." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Law enforcement members are not eligible." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "If you are not currently receiving the Disabled Crime Victim/Good Samaritan Exemption, you can apply for the benefit by downloading and mailing a paper application." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "You can apply between September 28 and March 15." (source, capture c49683589a57f5198e1319b6a301b87b1df1e71d41f904e60c4733eccb46cddf)