2020 -- H 8016 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Joshua J. Giraldo | |
Date Introduced: June 09, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 44-5-20.02 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-5 entitled "Levy and |
2 | Assessment of Local Taxes" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 44-5-20.02. Central Falls -- Property tax classification -- List of ratable property. |
4 | (a) Notwithstanding any provision within § 44-5-11.8 to the contrary, on On or before June |
5 | 1, except in 1990, in which case the time is thirty (30) days after June 1, 1990, the assessor in the |
6 | city of Central Falls, after certification for classification, shall submit to the director of revenue a |
7 | list containing the true, full, and fair cash value of the ratable estate and motor vehicles and shall |
8 | classify and provide a tax rate for the property according to the following use: |
9 | (1) "Class 1" includes: (i) Residential residential property which is owner-occupied |
10 | dwellings of no more than five (5) units and which is property used or held for human habitation, |
11 | including rooming houses and mobile homes with facilities designed and used for living, sleeping, |
12 | cooking, and eating on a non-transient basis. Eligibility for the owner-occupied tax classification |
13 | shall be determined by compliance with § 44-3-34 and relevant city ordinances. This property |
14 | includes accessory land, buildings, or improvements incidental to the habitation and used |
15 | exclusively by the residents of the property or their guests. This property does not include a hotel, |
16 | motel, commercial, or industrial property. Residential property shall consist of: |
17 | (A) Owner-occupied dwellings of no more than five (5) units; |
18 | (B) Non owner-occupied dwellings of no more than five (5) units, including properties for |
19 | mixed use as residential and commercial properties; and |
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1 | (C) Units or dwellings with six (6) or more units. |
2 | (2) "Class 2" includes residential property which is owner-occupied dwellings of more than |
3 | five (5) units and non-owner-occupied dwellings, including properties for mixed use as residential |
4 | and commercial properties, and which is property used or held for human habitation, including |
5 | rooming houses and mobile homes with facilities designed and used for living, sleeping, cooking, |
6 | and eating on a non-transient basis. This property includes accessory land, buildings, or |
7 | improvements incidental to the habitation and used exclusively by the residents of the property or |
8 | their guests. This property includes open space including "farm", "forest" and "open space land" as |
9 | defined in accordance with § 44-27-2. This property does not include a hotel, motel, commercial, |
10 | or industrial property. |
11 | (ii) Open space including "farm", "forest", and "open-space land" as defined in accordance |
12 | with § 44-27-2. |
13 | (2) "Class 2" includes: |
14 | (i) Personal |
15 | (3) "Class 3" includes personal property, previously subject to tax, includes all goods, |
16 | chattels, and effects, wherever they may be, except those that are exempt from taxation by the laws |
17 | of the United States or of this state.; and |
18 | (ii) Every vehicle and trailer registered under chapter 3 of title 31. |
19 | (3) "Class 3" |
20 | (4) "Class 4" includes every vehicle and trailer registered under chapter 3 of title 31. |
21 | (5) "Class 5" includes property used commercially or for industrial manufacturing. |
22 | (b) The city of Central Falls may, by resolution or ordinance adopted by the city council, |
23 | provide for tax classification of property and tax rates in the city of Central Falls to become |
24 | effective in any year in which the assessment roll reflects a general revaluation of all taxable |
25 | property in the city of Central Falls based on the five (5) classes outlined in subsection (a) of this |
26 | section. |
27 | (c) The effective tax rate for Class 2 shall not exceed by two (2) times, the effective tax |
28 | rate for Class 1; the effective tax rate for Class 5 shall not exceed by three (3) times, the effective |
29 | tax rate for Class 1; and the effective tax rate for Class 3 shall not exceed by four (4) times, the |
30 | effective tax rate for Class 1. |
31 | SECTION 2. Section 44-3-34 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-3 entitled "Property |
32 | Subject to Taxation" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
33 | 44-3-34. Central Falls -- Homeowner exemption. |
34 | (a) The city council of the city of Central Falls, may, by ordinance, provide that the property |
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1 | of each person who is a domiciled resident of the city of Central Falls and which property is the |
2 | principal residence of that person is exempt from taxation as follows: single-family owner-occupied |
3 | dwellings of no more than five (5) units not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) of assessed |
4 | valuation; two-family (2) dwellings not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) of assessed |
5 | valuation; three- through eight-family (8) dwellings and commercial units not to exceed three |
6 | thousand dollars ($3,000) of assessed valuation. The exemption is applied to residential property |
7 | and includes property with up to a total of eight (8) five (5) residential units and may include one |
8 | commercial or professional use unit as part of the total of eight (8) five (5) assessed units; provided, |
9 | that the person entitled to the exemption has presented to the city tax assessors, on or before the |
10 | last day on which sworn statements may be filed with the assessors for the year for which exemption |
11 | is claimed. That person is entitled to the exemption as long as his or her legal residence remains |
12 | unchanged. |
13 | (b) Each person upon application for exemption shall provide by means of a sworn |
14 | statement to the assessor clear and convincing evidence to establish his or her legal residence at the |
15 | property subject to the exemption and eligibility for the exemption. |
16 | (c) In the event property granted an exemption under this section is sold or transferred |
17 | during the year for which the exemption is claimed, the city of Central Falls, upon approval of the |
18 | city council, may provide for a proration of the homestead exemption in cases where title to a |
19 | property passes from: |
20 | (1) Those not entitled to claim an exemption to those who are entitled to claim an |
21 | exemption; or |
22 | (2) A person entitled to claim an exemption to those who are not entitled to claim an |
23 | exemption. |
24 | (d) The city council of the city of Central Falls shall, by ordinance, establish rules and |
25 | regulations governing the acceptance of evidence of residence. |
26 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall be retroactive to July 1, 2020. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | |
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1 | This act would amend the classes of property to create a class of owner-occupied dwellings |
2 | of no more than five (5) units as opposed to those properties of five (5) or more units and nonowner- |
3 | occupied dwellings, limit the effective tax rates for all classes and extend home exemption to |
4 | owner-occupied property of no more than five (5) units. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage and would be retroactive to July 1, 2020. |
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