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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - PROPERTY 7-209

  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Property is not subject to property tax if the property:

(1) is owned by an incorporated, nonprofit fire company or rescue squad; and

(2) is necessary for and actually used exclusively for the purposes of the fire company or rescue squad, including property that:

(i) is used for:

1. training; or

2. fund raising at carnivals or bazaars;

(ii) is held in an advanced land acquisition program of the fire company or rescue squad;

(iii) is leased for not more than 60 days during any 12-month period, if:

1. the property is used for a purpose that is related to the purposes of the fire company or rescue squad; and

2. the rent that is received from the property is used exclusively for the purposes of the fire company or rescue squad;

(iv) is leased to any nonprofit organization, if:

1. the property is used for a purpose that is related to the purposes of the fire company or rescue squad; and

2. the rent that is received from the property is used exclusively for the purposes of the fire company or rescue squad; or

(v) is used as a residence for an individual who:

1. is responsible for taking care of property owned by the fire company or rescue squad;

2. is a member of the fire company or rescue squad;

3. is not an employee of the fire company or rescue squad; and

4. is not under an obligation to pay for the use of the property.