District of Columbia Code
Subchapter II - Authority and Procedure to Establish Real Property Tax Rates
§ 47–838. Railroad companies — Baltimore and Potomac

The property occupied by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company under authority of this section, together with the improvements which may be put thereon, shall be subject to tax by the District of Columbia the same as other property in the District of Columbia; provided, that no assessment, valuation, or tax shall be made, laid, or levied on the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company on account of any bridges, tunnels, elevated tracks, or subway which shall be located, constructed, or maintained under the authority of this act, and forming part of said railroad, in excess of that which would or could be lawfully made, laid, or levied if said railroad was wholly located and constructed on the surface of the ground; it being the true intent and meaning hereof that any such bridges, tunnels, elevated tracks, or subway forming a part of said railroad shall be assessed and valued for purposes of taxation and taxed on the same basis as any other equal portion of railroad situated within the said District of Columbia not constructed on, in, through, or upon any such bridges, tunnels, elevated tracks, or subway.
(Feb. 12, 1901, 31 Stat. 773, ch. 353, § 14; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575.)
1981 Ed., § 47-838.
1973 Ed., § 47-720.
“This Act,” referred to in the proviso in this section, means 31 Stat. 773, ch. 353, approved February 12, 1901.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]

Chapter 8 - Real Property Assessment and Tax

Subchapter II - Authority and Procedure to Establish Real Property Tax Rates

§ 47–811. Levy and disposition of tax; payment; penalty for nonpayment

§ 47–811.01. Real property tax amnesty. [Repealed]

§ 47–811.02. Overpayment; credit or refund; interest

§ 47–811.03. Real property tax abatement for certain commercial properties

§ 47–811.04. Abatement of penalty and interest; compromise

§ 47–812. Establishment of rates

§ 47–813. Classes of property

§ 47–814. Rules and regulations

§ 47–815. Submission of estimated assessment roll

§ 47–816. Submission on exempt property

§ 47–817. Comparison of rates and burdens

§ 47–818. Adoption of enumerated reports as comparison. [Repealed]

§ 47–818.01. Adoption of enumerated reports as comparison

§ 47–819. Compilation and publication of comparisons

§ 47–820. Assessments — Estimated assessment roll; frequency of assessments

§ 47–820.01. Assessments — Improved residential real property owned by cooperative housing association; reports by association; Mayor to issue rules

§ 47–820.02. Residential real property subject to certain affordability and resale restrictions; Mayor to issue rules

§ 47–821. Assessments — General duties of Mayor; appointment of assessors; submission of information by property owners

§ 47–822. Assessments — Person in whose name assessment made; address and number to be used

§ 47–823. Assessments — Preliminary roll; public inspections and copying of material; sales ratio studies; listing of assessed values

§ 47–824. Assessments — Notice to taxpayer; contents

§ 47–825. Assessments — Board of Equalization and Review. [Repealed]

§ 47–825.01. Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals. [Repealed]

§ 47–825.01a. Real Property Tax Appeals Commission

§ 47–825.02. Public Advocate for Assessments and Taxation. [Repealed]

§ 47–825.03. Applicability of certain provisions; hearings open to public

§ 47–826. Assessments — Power to administer oaths or affirmations and summon witnesses; witness fees; examination of witnesses. [Repealed]

§ 47–827. Class actions

§ 47–828. Violations of assessment provisions

§ 47–829. Taxable real estate; new structures and additions or improvements of old structures; complaints and appeals

§ 47–830. New buildings; complaints and appeals

§ 47–831. Omitted properties; void assessments; notice and appeal

§ 47–832. Subdivisions made during January, February, March, April, May, or June

§ 47–833. Unsubdivided tracts

§ 47–834. Reassessment or redistribution — Subdivisions; notice and appeal; validity

§ 47–835. Reassessment or redistribution — Powers and duties of Department of Finance and Revenue and Assessor

§ 47–836. Railroad companies — Washington Terminal, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington or Baltimore and Ohio

§ 47–837. Railroad companies — Baltimore and Ohio or Washington Terminal

§ 47–838. Railroad companies — Baltimore and Potomac

§ 47–839. Reassessment powers and duties of Mayor

§ 47–840. Valuation of federal property — Real estate included; return to Congress

§ 47–841. Valuation of federal property — Secretary of Interior to designate persons and regulations

§ 47–842. Historic property tax relief — Assessment of officially designated buildings

§ 47–843. Historic property tax relief — Eligibility

§ 47–844. Historic property tax relief — Agreements for maintenance and use of buildings

§ 47–845. Tax deferral — Amount

§ 47–845.01. Tax deferral — Bureau of National Affairs

§ 47–845.02. Tax deferral — Low-income property owners

§ 47–845.03. Tax deferral — Low-income senior property owners

§ 47–846. Tax deferral — Homeowner whose adjusted gross income exceeds $20,000. [Repealed]

§ 47–846.01. Deferral or forgiveness of property tax

§ 47–847. Sale of tax delinquent property — Issuance of deed to District; redemption

§ 47–848. Sale of tax delinquent property — Transference of ownership

§ 47–849. Residential property tax relief — Definitions

§ 47–850. Residential property tax relief — Homestead deduction for houses and condominium units

§ 47–850.01. Residential property tax relief — Homestead deduction for cooperative housing associations

§ 47–850.02. Residential property tax relief — One-time filing, notification of change in eligibility, liability for tax, audit

§ 47–850.03. Residential property tax relief — Transfer of homestead to revocable trust

§ 47–850.04. Residential property tax relief — No homestead when multiple homesteads claimed

§ 47–851. Residential property tax relief — report on assessment changes for highest assessed properties. [Repealed]

§ 47–852. Residential property tax relief—Report on exemptions and deductions [Repealed]

§ 47–853. Residential property tax relief—Authorized annual adjustments [Repealed]

§ 47–854. Residential property tax relief—Forms, procedures and regulations [Repealed]

§ 47–855. Residential property tax relief—Applicability of provisions. [Repealed]

§ 47–856. Residential property tax relief—Severability of provisions. [Repealed]

§ 47–857.01. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Definitions

§ 47–857.02. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Requirements for tax abatements for new residential developments

§ 47–857.03. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for all new housing projects downtown

§ 47–857.04. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for all new housing projects in Housing Priority Area

§ 47–857.05. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, mixed-income housing projects downtown

§ 47–857.06. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, mixed-income housing projects in Housing Priority Area A

§ 47–857.07. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, mixed-income housing projects in higher-cost and other qualified areas throughout the District of Columbia

§ 47–857.08. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, very mixed-income housing projects in higher-cost and other qualified areas throughout the District of Columbia

§ 47–857.09. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Abatement caps

§ 47–857.09a. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Notice and appeal rights

§ 47–857.10. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Regulations

§ 47–857.11. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Definitions

§ 47–857.12. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Requirements for tax abatement

§ 47–857.13. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Application and certification of eligibility

§ 47–857.14. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Annual reporting

§ 47–857.15. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Abatement caps

§ 47–857.16. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Rules

§ 47–858.01. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Definitions

§ 47–858.02. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Requirements for tax abatement

§ 47–858.03. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Tax abatement for substantial rehabilitation of single-family residential property in an enterprise zone

§ 47–858.04. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Tax credit for substantial rehabilitation of single-family residential property in an enterprise zone

§ 47–858.05. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Applicability date; Mayoral certification; computation of abatement

§ 47–859.01. Tax abatements for new residential developments in NoMA — Definitions

§ 47–859.02. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Requirements for tax abatements for new residential developments

§ 47–859.03. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for all new housing projects in NoMA

§ 47–859.04. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Abatement caps

§ 47–859.04a. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Notice and appeal rights

§ 47–859.05. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Rules

§ 47–860. Tax abatement for affordable housing in high-need affordable housing areas

§ 47–860.01. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Definitions

§ 47–860.02. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Requirements

§ 47–860.03. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Abatement period and caps

§ 47–860.04. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Rules