Tennessee § 67-5-210 Real property owned and used by nonprofit economic or charitable development organization - Requirements

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§ 67-5-210 — Real property owned and used by nonprofit economic or charitable development organization - Requirements

Tennessee § 67-5-210

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-210 (2026).

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(a)Subject to the general requirements of § 67-5-212 , real property owned and used by a nonprofit economic or charitable development organization shall be eligible for property tax exemption as a charitable use of property when the provisions of this section are met. Real property owned by a nonprofit entity that is exempt from federal income taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 25 U.S.C. § 501(a) ) as an organization described in § 501(c)(3) (§ 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ), and that is engaged in economic development, shall be eligible for property tax exemption to the extent the property is used:

(1)To expand entrepreneurship in the community;

(2)To commercialize technologies into scalable businesses;

(3)To provide affordable office or lab space and shared meeting rooms

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(a) Subject to the general requirements of § 67-5-212 , real property owned and used by a nonprofit economic or charitable development organization shall be eligible for property tax exemption as a charitable use of property when the provisions of this section are met. Real property owned by a nonprofit entity that is exempt from federal income taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 25 U.S.C. § 501(a) ) as an organization described in § 501(c)(3) (§ 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ), and that is engaged in economic development, shall be eligible for property tax exemption to the extent the property is used: (1) To expand entrepreneurship in the community; (2) To commercialize technologies into scalable businesses; (3) To provide affordable office or lab space and shared meeting rooms; (4) To provide services, including accelerator programming and business training; and (5) To provide supporting facilities for parking, delivery, storage, and access, as well as expansion space for the facilities described in subdivisions (a)(1)-(4). (b) This section shall apply only to a nonprofit entity that has been in continual operation for not less than ten (10) years from May 18, 2015, and that has executed an economic development mission for not less than ten (10) years from May 18, 2015. (c) Any owner of real property claiming exemption under this section shall be required to file an application for exemption with the state board of equalization on the same form and in the same manner prescribed in § 67-5-212(b) . (d) This section shall apply only in a county containing a research hospital, as defined by § 63-6-204(f)(7)(I) .