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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-225" title_number="9" title_name="Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Statewide Optional">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The governing body of a county or a municipal corporation may grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property, up to the amount of property taxes levied by that county or municipal corporation:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for that portion of the property that is leased, occupied, and used by a municipal corporation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for which the municipal corporation is contractually liable under the lease.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The credit under this section does not apply when the municipal corporation leasing the property subleases the property, uses it for any profit making purpose, or no longer occupies the property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The lessor of property eligible for a tax credit under this section shall reduce by the amount of the tax credit the amount of taxes for which the municipal corporation is contractually liable under the lease agreement.</text>
  </level>
</section>
