Affordable Housing Land Trusts - Funding and Property Tax Exemption
What this bill does
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to reserve 2.5% of community development block grant funds awarded to the State for nonentitlement areas for award to affordable housing land trusts in the nonentitlement areas; establishing the intent of the General Assembly that certain entitlement areas award 2.5% of community development block grant funds to affordable housing land trusts; and exempting from property taxes real property held by an affordable housing land trust under certain circumstances.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Younts, Diana | MLC Climate Justice Wing | Position only |
| FAV | Perry, Andre | The Brookings Institution | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Charles, Delegate Charleslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Henry-Nickie, Makada | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Yasgur, Stuart | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zektick, Barbaralobbyist | Z & C LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ehrenberg, Daniel | CDN of MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Individual | Written (PDF) |