Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0040    Version: 0 Name: Targeted Homeowner’s Tax Credit - Tax Credit Disclosures
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 3/19/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/3/2012
Enactment #: 12-09
Title: Targeted Homeowner’s Tax Credit - Tax Credit Disclosures FOR the purpose of providing a property tax credit calculated on the improved portion of certain owner-occupied property; imposing certain limitations, conditions, and qualifications; providing for the administration of the credit; requiring certain tax credit disclosures to be made to buyers of residential real property; imposing penalties for failure to disclose; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to property tax credits.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Disclosures, Homeowners Tax Credit, Tax Credits
Attachments: 1. 12-0040 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 12-0040.pdf, 3. Finance - 12-0040.pdf, 4. 12-0040 - 3rd Reader - Enrolled.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.

INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Targeted Homeowner’s Tax Credit - Tax Credit Disclosures

FOR the purpose of providing a property tax credit calculated on the improved portion of certain owner-occupied property; imposing certain limitations, conditions, and qualifications; providing for the administration of the credit; requiring certain tax credit disclosures to be made to buyers of residential real property; imposing penalties for failure to disclose; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to property tax credits.
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BY authority of
Article - Tax-Property
Section(s) 9-221
Annotated Code of Maryland

BY adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 10-16
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 2 - Consumer Protections
Section(s) 14-7
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code


Article 28. Taxes

Subtitle 10. Credits

§ 10-16. TARGETED HOMEOWNER’S TAX CREDIT.

(A) CREDIT GRANTED.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE TAX-PROPERTY ARTICLE § 9-221, A TARGETED HOMEOWNER’S TAX CREDIT IS GRANTED AGAINST THE CITY PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED ON OWNER-OCCUPIED PROPERTY THAT HAS QUALIFIED F...

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