Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2026, authorizing a Refund for Overpayment of the 2025 County Tax Bill for Property Located at 255 Summit Avenue - (Section 165.39, Block 2063, Lot 29) - (refund in the amount of $360.13, in accordance with the approved Application for Refund or Credit of Real Property Taxes (RP-556); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A REFUND FOR
OVERPAYMENT OF THE 2025 COUNTY TAX BILL
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 255 SUMMIT
AVENUE - (SECTION 165.39, BLOCK 2063, LOT 29)
Whereas, by correspondence dated January 5, 2026, the Commissioner of the Department of Assessment requested authorization for the Comptroller to issue a refund of an overpayment of 2025 County real property taxes in the amount of $360.13 to the owner of the property located at 255 Summit Avenue, Tax Map Section 165.39, Block 2063, Lot 29, as approved by the Westchester County Tax Commissioner; and
Whereas, the property located at 255 Summit Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, designated on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 165.39, Block 2063, Lot 29, was assessed and billed for County real property taxes for the 2025 tax year; and
Whereas, the owner of the above-referenced property submitted an Application for Refund or Credit of Real Property Taxes (Form RP-556) to the Westchester County Department of Finance; and
Whereas, said application was reviewed and approved by the Westchester County Tax Commissioner, Victor L. Mallison, on November 18, 2025; and
Whereas, the approval determined that, due to a clerical error resulting from the failure of the Assessor to act on a partial exemption, the property owner was improperly charged on the 2025 County tax bill; and
Whereas, as a result of this error, the property owner is entitled to a refund of County taxes in the amount of Three ...
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