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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="7-206" title_number="7" title_name="Property Tax Exemptions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Property Tax Exemptions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “facility” means a continuing care facility for the aged that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provides continuing care as defined in § 10–401 of the Human Services Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is licensed as a related institution under Title 19, Subtitle 3 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is certified by the Department of Aging; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>is exempt from federal income tax under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Property that is not otherwise exempt from taxation under this section or § 7-202 of this subtitle is not subject to property tax if the property:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is owned by a facility; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is used:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>exclusively for religious worship;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>exclusively for administration or for providing nonprofit services and activities to residents, including that part of land reasonably allocable to providing the administration, activities, or services, but may not include independent living units; however, nothing in this paragraph affects those independent living units qualifying for exemption under § 7-202 of this subtitle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>to provide nursing care, domiciliary care, or comprehensive care including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the part of any central administrative or service facility that is reasonably allocable to the licensed health care part of the facility; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the part of any land that is reasonably allocable to the licensed health care part of the facility.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
