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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) For the first tax year in which, as of the assessment date, a vertical housing development project is occupied or ready for occupancy following certification under ORS 307.857, and for the next nine consecutive tax years:
(a) The property of the vertical housing development project, except for the land of the project, shall be partially exempt from ad valorem property taxes imposed by local taxing districts, other than the districts that elected not to participate in the vertical housing development zone as described in ORS 307.844 (4), according to the following schedule and as identified in the certification issued by the department under ORS 307.857 (7):
(A) If the project consists of the equivalent of one equalized floor allocated to residential housing, the project shall be 20 percent exempt.
(B) If the project consists of the equivalent of two equalized floors allocated to residential housing, the project shall be 40 percent exempt.
(C) If the project consists of the equivalent of three equalized floors allocated to residential housing, the project shall be 60 percent exempt.
(D) If the project consists of the equivalent of four or more equalized floors allocated to residential housing, the project shall be 80 percent exempt.
(b) The land of the vertical housing development project shall be partially exempt from ad valorem property taxes imposed by local taxing districts, other than the districts that elected not to participate in the vertical housing development zone as described in ORS 307.844 (4), in the same percentages determined under paragraph (a) of this subsection, for each equalized floor allocated to low income residential housing, as identified in the certification issued by the department under ORS 307.857 (7).
(2) In order to receive the partial property tax exemption described in subsection (1) of this section, the vertical housing development project property owner, project applicant or other person responsible for the payment of property taxes on the project shall notify the county assessor of the county in which the project exists, that the project meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. The notification must be given to the assessor in writing on or before April 1 preceding the first tax year for which the partial property tax exemption is sought.
(3) During the period in which property would otherwise be partially exempt under subsection (1)(a) of this section, if all or a portion of a project has been decertified by the Housing and Community Services Department under ORS 307.861, the property shall be disqualified from exemption under this section in proportion to the equivalent of each equalized floor that has ceased qualifying as residential housing, as set forth in the notice of decertification.
(4) During the period in which land would otherwise be partially exempt under subsection (1)(b) of this section, if all or a portion of a project has been decertified by the Housing and Community Services Department under ORS 307.861, the land shall be disqualified from exemption under this section in proportion to the equivalent number of equalized floors that have ceased qualifying as low income residential housing, as set forth in the notice of decertification.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Revenue and Taxation § 307.864 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-29-revenue-and-taxation/or-rev-st-sect-307-864/
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