§ 775-6. Procedure.  


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  • A. 
    In order to qualify as a physically disabled person, an individual shall submit to the Assessor a certified statement, from a physician licensed to practice in the State of New York, which states that the individual has a permanent physical impairment which substantially limits one or more of such individual's major life activities. An individual who has obtained a certificate from the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped stating that such individual is legally blind may submit such certificate in lieu of the physician's statement.
    B. 
    The Assessor shall review the application of the owner or owners of the real property in accordance with § 459 of the Real Property Tax Law in order to make a determination of approval or disapproval of the application for exemption.