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What is NYC AC § 11-206?

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This section grants the commissioner of finance the authority to correct erroneous assessments or taxes resulting from clerical errors or description inaccuracies in the annual records or assessment rolls. The commissioner can also refund or credit any overpaid taxes due to these corrections. Applies to property owners affected by assessment errors.

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§ 11-206 Power of the commissioner of finance to correct errors.

AC § 11-206

The commissioner of finance may correct any assessment or tax which is erroneous due to a clerical error or to an error of description contained in the several books of annual record of assessed valuations, or in the assessments-rolls. If the taxes computed on such erroneous assessment have been paid, the commissioner of finance is authorized to refund or credit the difference between the taxes computed on the erroneous and corrected assessments.

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