District Of Columbia § 47-3506 - Administration and enforcement — Qualifying nonprofit housing organizations and cooperative housing associations.

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§ 47-3506. Administration and enforcement — Qualifying nonprofit housing organizations and cooperative housing associations.

47-3506
(a)
(1)

If a qualifying nonprofit housing organization fails to transfer the property within 36 months as required by , the Mayor shall disallow the exemptions provided by and the organization shall pay to the Mayor:

(A)

The total tax which would have been due without the exemption;

(B)

Interest at the rate of 11/4% per month, or fraction of a month, from the date prescribed for the payment of the tax without regard to the exemptions until the date paid; and

(C)

A penalty equal to 10% of the tax. The Mayor may, for good cause shown, extend the time for transfer of the property for an additional period not to exceed 6 months, if the cooperative housing association files a request for extension, in writing, with the Mayor within 30 days after the expiration of the 36-month period.

(2)

If a cooperative housing association fails to qualify for the real property tax exemption within 36 months as required by , the Mayor shall disallow the exemption provided by and the association shall pay to the Mayor:

(A)

The total tax which would have been due without the exemptions;

(B)

Interest at the rate of 11/4% per month, or fraction of a month, from the date prescribed for the payment of the tax without regard to the exemptions until the date paid; and

(C)

A penalty equal to 10% of the tax. The Mayor may, for good cause shown, extend the time for transfer of the property for an additional period not to exceed 6 months, if the cooperative housing association files a request for extension, in writing, with the Mayor within 30 days after the expiration of the 36-month period.

(b)

If an association or organization shall willfully make a false statement concerning any information required to be supplied on the certification under or , the association or organization shall be deemed guilty of the offense of making false statements and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalty for that offense provided in .

Annotations

“Sec. 1283. Repealed.”

“(b) Repealed.

“(a) Section 1281 shall apply for taxable years beginning after September 30, 2005.

“Sec. 1282. Applicability; conditional effect.

Applicability and expiration of subtitle HH of title I, §§ 1280 to 1284, of : Sections 1282 and 1283 of , as amended by , § 7068(f), (g), provided:

Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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