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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - PROPERTY 9-234

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property containing a vacant or underutilized commercial building that:

(1) was built primarily for office, industrial, or other commercial purposes;

(2) was last used for office, industrial, or other commercial purposes; and

(3) is renovated for use primarily as housing.

(b) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may establish conditions for the granting of a property tax credit under paragraph (1) of this subsection, including:

(1) eligibility criteria;

(2) application procedures; and

(3) provisions for a payment in lieu of taxes to the county or municipal corporation by the recipient of the tax credit.