NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 4-13 — Reconsideration for Manifest and Substantial Error.

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(a) Representatives and self-represented applicants may request reconsideration of the merits of a determination upon a showing of manifest and substantial error. (b) Requests for reconsideration should be made to the President within fifteen days of the notice of determination.

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Effective: 11/30/2022Last amended: 11/30/2022

§ 4-13 Reconsideration for Manifest and Substantial Error.

RCNY § 4-13

(a)Representatives and self-represented applicants may request reconsideration of the merits of a determination upon a showing of manifest and substantial error.

(b)Requests for reconsideration should be made to the President within fifteen days of the notice of determination.

(c)Requests for reconsideration shall be in writing and shall specify the manifest and substantial error(s).

(d)This section shall not apply to determinations on applications claiming full or partial exemption, regardless of whether the application also claims a reduction in assessed value. (Amended City Record 10/31/2022, eff. 11/30/2022)

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