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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-278" title_number="9" title_name="Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Statewide Optional">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 9–105 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling if the dwelling is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a mortgage or deed of trust provided by a nonprofit entity; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a covenant or legally binding agreement with a duration of at least 20 years that enforces income and equity or appreciation restrictions and ensures affordable pricing of the dwelling, including on resale.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The tax credit under this section shall be in an amount up to the difference between the tax imposed on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the full assessed value of the dwelling; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the portion of the value of the dwelling that the homeowner is responsible for paying on the homeowner’s first mortgage or deed of trust.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the duration of the tax credit under this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other provision necessary to carry out the tax credit under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
