N.Y. General Municipal Law § 980: Definitions

§ 980. Definitions. As used in this article:

(a) "Average full valuation of taxable real property" means the

valuation obtained by taking the assessed valuation of taxable real

property in the district as it appears upon the last completed and four

preceding assessment rolls of the municipality and dividing each by the

applicable state equalization rate as determined by the commissioner of

taxation and finance pursuant to article twelve of the real property tax

law for each of the assessment rolls and dividing the sum of the

quotients thus obtained by five.

(b) "District" means a business improvement district established

pursuant to this article.

(c) "District charge" means a levy imposed on behalf of the district

as provided in the district plan.

(d) "District management association" means the association

established pursuant to section nine hundred eighty-m of this article.

(e) "District plan" or "plan" means a proposal as defined in section

nine hundred eighty-a of this article.

(f) "Legislative body" means the local legislative body empowered to

adopt and amend local laws or ordinances.

(g) "Municipality" means a city, town or village within the state of

New York.

(h) "Owner" means owner of record.

(i) "Tenant" means an occupant pursuant to a lease of commercial space

or a dwelling unit, other than an owner.