Rep. Theresa Mah

Filed: 3/18/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3181

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3181 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 10-260 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/10-260)
7    Sec. 10-260. Low-income housing. In determining the fair
8cash value of property receiving benefits from the Low-Income
9Housing Tax Credit authorized by Section 42 of the Internal
10Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 42, emphasis shall be given to the
11income approach, except in those circumstances where another
12method is clearly more appropriate.
13    In counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, to
14determine the fair cash value of any low-income housing
15project that qualifies for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
16under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code: (i) in

 

 

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1assessing any building with 7 or more units, the assessment
2officer must consider the actual or projected net operating
3income attributable to the property, capitalized at rates for
4similarly encumbered Section 42 properties; and (ii) in
5assessing any building with 6 units or less, the assessment
6officer, after sending out an initial assessment on the
7building, shall, without appeal, reassess the building
8considering the actual or projected net operating income
9attributable to the property, capitalized at rates for
10similarly encumbered Section 42 properties. The capitalization
11rate for items (i) and (ii) shall be one that reflects the
12prevailing cost of capital for other types of similarly
13encumbered Section 42 properties in the geographic market in
14which the low-income housing project is located.
15    Beginning with the taxable year 2027, all low-income
16housing projects that qualify for the Low Income Housing Tax
17Credit under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be
18assessed as set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph
19regardless of the number of units in the building.
20    All low-income housing projects that seek to be assessed
21in accordance with this Section shall certify to the
22appropriate local assessment officer that the owner or owners
23qualify for the low-income housing tax credit under Section 42
24of the Internal Revenue Code for the property in a form
25prescribed by that assessment officer.
26(Source: P.A. 91-502, eff. 8-13-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)".