(a) The property situated in square 757 in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, described as lots 38, 20, 19, and 841 owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is hereby exempt with respect to taxable years beginning on and after July 1, 1959, from all taxation so long as the same is owned and occupied by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and is not used for commercial purposes, subject to the provisions of §§ 47-1005, 47-1007, and 47-1009.
(b) The property situated in square 2709 in the District of Columbia, described as lot 0001, owned, occupied, and used by the Bethea-Welch Post 7284, Veterans of Foreign Wars, is hereby exempt from all taxation so long as this property continues to be so owned and occupied, and not used for commercial purposes, subject to the provisions of § 47-1002, providing for exemptions of church and school property.
(July 19, 1954, 68 Stat. 493, ch. 543, § 1; Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 599, Pub. L. 86-333, § 1; Apr. 22, 1960, 74 Stat. 68, Pub. L. 86-430, § 1; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575; Oct. 16, 1998, D.C. Law 12-169, § 102(b), 45 DCR 5187.)
1981 Ed., § 47-1039.
1973 Ed., § 47-832.
Bethea-Welch Post 7284 Tax Provisions: Section 101 of D.C. Law 12-169 provided that title I of the act, which amended this section, may be cited as the “Bethea-Welch Post 7284, Veterans of Foreign Wars Real Property Tax Exemption and Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 10 - Property Exempt from Taxation
§ 47–1001. Real property — Listing
§ 47–1002. Real property — Exemptions
§ 47–1003. Disabled American Veterans
§ 47–1004. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
§ 47–1005. Real property tax exemption
§ 47–1005.01. Interests in real property belonging to government and international organizations
§ 47–1005.02. Nonprofit affordable housing developer tax relief
§ 47–1005.03. Nonprofit Workforce Housing Properties
§ 47–1006. Use of property by agencies of the United States or American Red Cross
§ 47–1007. Real property tax exemption
§ 47–1008. Abatement or refund of tax assessed against exempt property
§ 47–1009. Appeals from assessments
§ 47–1010. Rules and regulations
§ 47–1010.01. Real property tax exemption
§ 47–1013. Sheridan tapestries
§ 47–1014. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
§ 47–1015. Oak Hill Cemetery Company
§ 47–1016. Corcoran Gallery of Art — Real property and works of art
§ 47–1017. Corcoran Gallery of Art — Endowment fund
§ 47–1019. Luther Statue Association
§ 47–1020. Saint Mark’s Protestant Episcopal Church
§ 47–1021. Young Women’s Christian Home
§ 47–1022. Young Women’s Christian Association — Property
§ 47–1023. Young Women’s Christian Association — Accrued liability
§ 47–1024. Young Men’s Christian Association
§ 47–1027. General Education Board
§ 47–1028. Daughters of American Revolution — Lots 8, 9, and 10, square 173
§ 47–1029. Daughters of American Revolution — Square 173
§ 47–1030. Daughters of American Revolution — Square 173 — Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
§ 47–1031. Daughters of American Revolution — Square 173 — Lots 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28
§ 47–1032. Daughters of American Revolution — Square 173 — Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 11
§ 47–1033. National Society United States Daughters of 1812; lot 811, square 210
§ 47–1034. National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
§ 47–1035. The American Legion; lot 32 and 33 in square 185 and lot 01 in square 763
§ 47–1036. National Education Association
§ 47–1036.01. National Education Association — Real property subject to District taxation
§ 47–1037. Society of the Cincinnati; part of lot 5, lots 42, 43, 49, and 837 in square 67
§ 47–1038. American Veterans of World War II; lot 805, square 160
§ 47–1040. National Woman’s Party; lots 863, 864, and 885, square 725
§ 47–1041. American Association of University Women; lot 84, square 197
§ 47–1042. National Guard Association; lot 60, square 625
§ 47–1043. Woodrow Wilson House
§ 47–1044. American Institute of Architects Foundation
§ 47–1045. Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation, lot 0826 in square 0333
§ 47–1046. American Legion, James Reese Europe Post No. 5, lot 33 in square 3508
§ 47–1047. ARCH Training Center, lots 80, 81, and 949 in Square 5861
§ 47–1048. Shakespeare Theatre; lot 814, square 787
§ 47–1049. Lowell School, lot 80, in square 2745-F
§ 47–1050. Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corporation and Hadley Memorial Hospital
§ 47–1051. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, lot 0042 in square 0457
§ 47–1052. Payments in lieu of taxes, lots 878 and 880, square 456
§ 47–1053. DC Teachers Federal Credit Union; lot 809, square 938
§ 47–1054. Capitol Hill Community Garden Land Trust; lot 30, square 1060
§ 47–1055. Payments in lieu of taxes, Reservation 13 Benefit Area
§ 47–1056. Rosedale Conservancy, lot 817 in square 1954
§ 47–1057. Crispus Attucks Development Corporation, lot 0046 in square 3117
§ 47–1058. Emmaus Rehabilitation Project, lot 74 in square 366
§ 47–1059. American College of Cardiology and American College of Cardiology Foundation
§ 47–1060. Southeast Neighborhood House, lots 0808, 0904, and 0905 in square 5802
§ 47–1061. Hill East Community Garden; lot 0109 in square 1100
§ 47–1062. Bread for the City Community Garden
§ 47–1063. Department of the District of Columbia Veterans of Foreign Wars; lot 0040, square 5167
§ 47–1064. Payments in lieu of taxes; lots 826 and 831, square 491
§ 47–1066. The Catholic University of America’s Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, parcel No. 121/29
§ 47–1068. Appalachian State University, lot 42 in square 871
§ 47–1069. American Psychological Association, lot 146, square 677
§ 47–1070. Walter Reed military housing
§ 47–1072. New Columbia Community Land Trust; lots 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, and 808 in square 4110
§ 47–1073. Triangle Community Garden; lot 58, square 1966
§ 47–1074. Theatre Downtown, Inc.; lot 26, square 406
§ 47–1075. Far Southeast Community Organization; lots 73, 74, and 75 in square 5753
§ 47–1076. Heurich House Foundation; Lot 79, Square 115. [Repealed]
§ 47–1077. Tregaron Conservancy, Lots 848, 857, 859, and 860
§ 47–1078. SOME, Inc. and Affiliates Property Tax Exemption
§ 47–1079. Golden Rule Plaza, Inc., Lots 837, 841, and 842, Square 525, and Lot 840, Square 526
§ 47–1080. Bolling Air Force Base housing
§ 47–1081. KIPP DC — Douglass Property; Lot 950, Square 5872
§ 47–1082. The Studio Theatre housing
§ 47–1083. Building Bridges Across the River, Inc., Lots 2 and 6, Square 5894
§ 47–1085. KIPP DC — Shaw Campus; Lot 163, Square 510
§ 47–1086. United House of Prayer for All People — kitchen or feeding facilities
§ 47–1087. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital; Lot 5, Square 948
§ 47–1088. Meridian Public Charter School — Harrison Campus Property; Lot 814, Square 235
§ 47–1088.01. Meridian International Center
§ 47–1090. Washington Latin Public Charter School property; Lot 0800, Square 3327
§ 47–1091. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Property; Lot 6, Square 3663
§ 47–1092. YMCA Community Investment Initiative, Lot 2010, Square 234
§ 47–1093. American Academy of Achievement
§ 47–1095. SeVerna, LLC, Lot 247, Square 621. [Repealed]
§ 47–1096. N Street Village, Inc., Lot 93, Square 242
§ 47–1097. Naval Lodge Building, Inc.; Lot 800, Square 789
§ 47–1099. Jubilee Ontario Apartments, LP, Lot 805, Square 2565
§ 47–1099.01. Women's National Democratic Club; Lot 5, Square 135
§ 47–1099.02. Africare Real Property; Lots 805, 817, 816, 808, and 806, Square 509
§ 47–1099.03. University of the District of Columbia, Lot 114, Square 676
§ 47–1099.04. Washington Parks & People; Lots 841, 847, 848, and 851, Square 2841
§ 47–1099.05. Shaed School, LLC; Lot 816, Square 3552
§ 47–1099.06. 5601 East Capitol, LLC; Lot 153, Square 5283
§ 47–1099.07. St. Paul on Fourth Street, Inc.; Lots 1068 and 1069, Square 3648
§ 47–1099.08. Maime D. Lee, LLC; Lots 136 and 160, Parcel 124
§ 47–1099.09. National League of American Pen Women; Lot 0825, Square 0158
§ 47–1099.10. Children's Hospital Research and Innovation Campus tax exemptions