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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5978
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1596
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR REAL
PROPERTY USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND THE
RECOVERY OF CERTAIN FEES AND DAMAGES IN WRONGFUL
PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT ACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to clarify the property tax 1
exemptions for real property used for charitable purposes and to permit 2
the recovery of attorneys' fees and compensatory damages in successful 3
actions for wrongful property tax assessment. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To clarify the property tax exemptions for real property used for
charitable purposes to provide guidance to boards of assessors and to
permit the recovery of attorneys' fees and compensatory damages in
successful actions for wrongful property tax assessment.