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IN THE MATTER OF STORM KING ART CENTER, RESPONDENT, v. ROLAND TIFFANY, ETC., ET AL., APPELLANTS.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

To qualify for a tax exemption under RPTL 420-a(1)(a), real property must be owned by a nonprofit corporation or association that is organized or conducted for one or more exempt purposes, and the property itself must be used primarily for such purposes (see, Mohonk Trust v. Board of Assessors of Town of Gardiner, 47 N.Y.2d 476; Adirondack Land Trust v. Town of Putnam, 203 A.D.2d 861). Purposes and uses which are merely auxiliary or incidental to the main and exempt purpose and use will not defeat the exemption (see, Mohonk Trust v. Board of Assessors of Town of Gardiner, supra, at 481). The petitioner provided a rational basis for the Supreme Court's conclusion that the subject property was used primarily for purposes integral and necessary to the exempt purposes of the operation of the art center (see, Matter of Yeshivath Shearith Hapletah v. Assessor of the Town of Fallsburg, 79 N.Y.2d 244, 249). The appellants failed to raise a triable issue of fact to defeat this showing (see, Scenic Hudson Land Trust v. Sarvis, 234 A.D.2d 301).

The Supreme Court's decision contains the essential facts upon which the ultimate finding of facts were made (see, Blue Hill Plaza Assocs. v. Assessor of the Town of Orangetown, 230 A.D.2d 846, 847).

The appellants' remaining contentions are without merit.

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MATTER OF STORM KING ART CENTER v. TIFFANY
(Feb 20, 2001)