HB05168: An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Property Used For Charitable Purposes.

Legislative Summary

To (1) require the Office of Policy and Management to develop and provide a form for (A) filing certain tax exemption applications, and (B) making determinations on such applications, (2) specify that payments made by federal, state or local governments for the treatment, support or care of certain individuals shall not constitute housing subsidies for the purposes of determining what is a charitable purpose, (3) require assessors to state the rationale for the denial of a property tax exemption for charitable purposes on their records, and (4) authorize owners of certain property to apply for relief from the Superior Court in the event that such an exemption is wrongfully denied by assessors.