City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0341

• File #: 06-0341
• Version: 0
• Name: Property Tax Credits - Homestead Property - Increased Credit for Elderly or Disabled Homeowners
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 2/6/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/13/2006
• Title: Property Tax Credits - Homestead Property - Increased Credit for Elderly or Disabled Homeowners FOR the purpose of increasing the property tax credit for homestead property owned by elderly or disabled homeowners; defining certain terms; correcting certain language; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Young, Kenneth Harris, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch
• Indexes: Property Tax Credit

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/13/2006	0	City Council	Withdrawn
11/13/2006	0	City Council	Withdrawn
9/25/2006	0	Taxation and Finance Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/18/2006	0	Taxation and Finance Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
2/9/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/9/2006	0	The City Council	Introduced
2/9/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report	Pass
2/9/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/9/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/6/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
2/6/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

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: Councilmember Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Property Tax Credits - Homestead Property - Increased Credit for Elderly or Disabled Homeowners

FOR the purpose of increasing the property tax credit for homestead property owned by elderly or disabled homeowners; defining certain terms; correcting certain language; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 10-1
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

§ 10-1. Homestead property.

(A) IN GENERAL.

Pursuant to the [authorization contained in] AUTHORITY OF State Tax-Property Article § 9-105, for [the] ALL taxable [year] YEARS beginning ON OR AFTER July 1, [1993] 2007, the homestead credit percentage for the City property tax is [104%] AS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.


(B) BASIC PERCENTAGE.

EXCEPT FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT PERCENTAGE IS 104%.

(C) AGED OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS.

(1) THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT PERCENTAGE IS 102% IF THE HOMEOWNER QUALIFYING FOR THE HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT IS:

(I) 70 YEARS OLD OR OLDER; OR

(II) PERMANENTLY AND T...