District of Columbia § 47-844 Historic property tax relief — Agreements for maintenance and use of buildings.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 47-844 — Historic property tax relief — Agreements for maintenance and use of buildings.

District of Columbia § 47-844

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 § 47-844 (2026).

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The Council may provide that the owners of historic buildings which have been so designated by the Joint Committee on Landmarks of the National Capital may enter into agreements with the government of the District of Columbia for periods of at least 20 years which will assure the continued maintenance of historic buildings in return for property tax relief. Such a provision shall, as a condition for tax relief, require reasonable assurance that such buildings will be used and properly maintained and such other conditions as the Council finds to be necessary to encourage the preservation of historic buildings. The Council shall also provide for the recovery of back taxes, with interest, which would have been due and payable in the absence of the exemption, if the conditions for such exempti

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The Council may provide that the owners of historic buildings which have been so designated by the Joint Committee on Landmarks of the National Capital may enter into agreements with the government of the District of Columbia for periods of at least 20 years which will assure the continued maintenance of historic buildings in return for property tax relief. Such a provision shall, as a condition for tax relief, require reasonable assurance that such buildings will be used and properly maintained and such other conditions as the Council finds to be necessary to encourage the preservation of historic buildings. The Council shall also provide for the recovery of back taxes, with interest, which would have been due and payable in the absence of the exemption, if the conditions for such exemption are not fulfilled.

Legislative History

Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1058, Pub. L. 93-407, title IV, § 434; Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2178, Pub. L. 93-635, § 15(e); enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575