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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-401" title_number="9" title_name="Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Counties to Which General Provisions Are Not Applicable">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “dwelling”:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>means a newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated dwelling in Baltimore City, that is unsold, unrented, and unoccupied; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>does not include land.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A property tax credit granted under this section applies only to the county property tax.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The governing body of Baltimore City may grant a property tax credit not exceeding 100% against the county tax imposed on the dwelling.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A property tax credit under this section may not be granted:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for any dwelling that is used as an office or sample home by the builder or the owner; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for more than 3 dwellings of an owner each year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This section does not change the regular assessment procedures that are applicable in Baltimore City.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The governing body of Baltimore City may provide for procedures necessary to apply for a property tax credit under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>When the owner of a dwelling applies to the governing body of Baltimore City for a property tax credit under this section, the owner shall certify that the dwelling is unsold, unrented, and unoccupied.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A recipient of a property tax credit under this section shall send immediately to the governing body of Baltimore City a notice that the dwelling has been sold, rented, or occupied.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>A property tax credit granted under this section is available:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>as long as the dwelling remains unsold, unrented, and unoccupied; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>over a continuous period of time not exceeding 1 year for any dwelling.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>If a recipient of a property tax credit under this section fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the property tax credit under this section is forfeited immediately.</text>
  </level>
</section>
