City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0632

• File #: 20-0632
• Version: 0
• Name: Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 10/19/2020
• In control: Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Title: Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity For the purpose of granting, in accordance with State Tax-Property Article _ 9-252, a property tax against certain real property owned and held by Habitat for Humanity; requiring an annual report from Habitat for Humanity detailing certain information; providing for a term of the credit; and requiring that the Director of Finance adopt certain regulations in order to implement and administer this property tax credit.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, John T. Bullock
• Indexes: Property Tax Credit

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2020	0	City Council	Failed - End of Term
10/29/2020	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
10/22/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Real Estate
10/22/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
10/22/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
10/19/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
10/19/2020	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
10/19/2020	0	City Council	Introduced

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* 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 Henry

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity
For the purpose of granting, in accordance with State Tax-Property Article _ 9-252, a property tax against certain real property owned and held by Habitat for Humanity; requiring an annual report from Habitat for Humanity detailing certain information; providing for a term of the credit; and requiring that the Director of Finance adopt certain regulations in order to implement and administer this property tax credit.
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By authority of
Tax-Property Article
Section 9-252
Maryland Code

By adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section 10-4
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

§ 10-4. Habitat for Humanity.

(a) Credit granted.

In accordance with State Tax-Property Article § 9-252, there is a 100% property tax credit for real property located within the City of Baltimore that is:

(1) owned by Habitat for Humanity with the intention of relinquishing ownership in the near future;

(2) used for the purposes of development, rehabilitation, and transfer to a private owner; and

(3) not occupied by administrative or warehouse buildings owned by Habitat for Humanity.

(b) Annual report.

In order to r...