District of Columbia § 47-817 Comparison of rates and burdens.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 47-817 — Comparison of rates and burdens.

District of Columbia § 47-817

Title 47Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]

Ch. 8Real Property Assessment and Tax.

Subch. IIAuthority and Procedure to Establish Real Property Tax Rates.

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D.C. Code § 47-817 (2026).

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In establishing a real property tax rate or rates, the Council shall make a comparison of tax rates and burdens applicable to residential and nonresidential property in the District with those such rates applicable to such property in jurisdictions in the vicinity of the District. The comparison shall include other major taxes in addition to the tax on real property. Without in any way limiting the authority of the Council, it is the intention of Congress, that tax burdens in the District be reasonably comparable to those in the surrounding jurisdictions of the Washington metropolitan area.

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In establishing a real property tax rate or rates, the Council shall make a comparison of tax rates and burdens applicable to residential and nonresidential property in the District with those such rates applicable to such property in jurisdictions in the vicinity of the District. The comparison shall include other major taxes in addition to the tax on real property. Without in any way limiting the authority of the Council, it is the intention of Congress, that tax burdens in the District be reasonably comparable to those in the surrounding jurisdictions of the Washington metropolitan area.

Legislative History

Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1053, Pub. L. 93-407, title IV, § 415; June 15, 1976, D.C. Law 1-70, title III, § 305, 23 DCR 540; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575