Maryland: Local Option - Property Tax Credit for High Performance Buildings
Local option property tax credit for high performance buildings in Maryland. Credit varies by county, but has been adopted by Montgomery, Howard and Baltimore Counties.
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Title 9 of Maryland's property tax code creates an optional property tax credit for high performance buildings. This statute allows counties and municipalities to provide a credit against the property tax for buildings which achieve at least a silver rating according to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED* standards, or which meet other comparable green building guidelines or standards approved by the State.
The counties or municipalities which elect to provide this property tax credit may determine the amount of the property tax credit under this section, the duration of the property tax credit, the criteria and qualifications necessary to receive the credit, and any other necessary provisions. As of July 2011 at least four counties -- Montgomery County, Howard County and Baltimore County -- had adopted a tax credit under this statute. Carroll County has also adopted a green building property tax credit under a separate, county specific provision (Md Code: Property Tax § 9-308(e)) of Maryland law. Please visit the links above for tax credit information on the incentives available in each county.
*Click here for more information on the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.