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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="12-114" title_number="12" title_name="Recordation Taxes" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “rental dwelling” means residential real property with accommodations for not more than 4 units that is held by the owner primarily for rental, investment, or the generation of income and is located in a targeted area designated by the governing body of Charles County under § 9-310(c) of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The governing body of Charles County may grant, by law, an exemption, in whole or in part, from the recordation tax imposed on an instrument of writing that transfers a rental dwelling in Charles County to an individual who will occupy the property as a principal residence.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To qualify for the exemption authorized under this section, the instrument of writing shall be accompanied by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a statement under oath signed by the grantor that the property has been held by the grantor as a rental dwelling; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a statement under oath signed by the grantee that the residence will be occupied by the grantee as the grantee’s principal residence.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The governing body of Charles County may provide by law for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>any additional criteria for eligibility, conditions, or restrictions for an exemption provided under this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provisions to define, fix, or limit the amount, terms, and scope of an exemption provided under this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>any other provision appropriate to implement the exemption.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
