Certain property located in the District of Columbia described as lot 0826 in square 0333 situated at 1000 “U” Street, N.W., together with improvements thereon and furnishings therein, with equitable and legal title in the name of the Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation, is hereby exempt from all taxation so long as the same is used in carrying on the purposes and activities of the Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation and is not used for exclusively commercial purposes, subject to the provisions of §§ 47-1005, 47-1007, and 47-1009.
CREDIT(S)
(Oct. 16, 1998, D.C. Law 12-172, § 2, 45 DCR 5195.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 47-1045.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 12-172, the “Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation Real Property Tax Exemption and Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1998,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-590, which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 2, 1998, and June 16, 1998, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 8, 1998, it was assigned Act No. 12-415 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-172 became effective on October 16, 1998.