Spokane Municipal Code

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.15 Multiple-family Housing Property Tax Exemption

Section 08.15.080 Final Certificate – Application – Issuance – Denial and Appeal

1. Upon completion of the rehabilitation improvements or new construction as provided in the contract between the applicant and the City, and upon issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy, or a permanent certificate of occupancy if no temporary certificate is issued, the applicant may request a final certificate of tax exemption. The applicant shall file with the director such information as the director may deem necessary or useful to evaluate eligibility for the final certificate, and shall include:

1. 1. a statement of the amount of rehabilitation or construction expenditures by unit made with respect to each multi-family housing unit and the total expenditures made in the rehabilitation or construction of the entire property;

1. 2. a description of the completed work and a statement that the rehabilitation improvements or new construction of the owner's property qualify the property for the exemption; and

1. 3. if applicable, a statement that the project meets the affordable housing requirements with the rent and income documentation as described in SMC 8.15.090; and

1. 4. a statement that the work was completed within the required three years of the issuance of the conditional agreement.

2. At the time of application for final certificate under this section, the applicant shall pay the appropriate fees as set forth in chapter 8.02 SMC

3. Within thirty days of receipt of all materials required for a final certificate, the director shall determine whether the completed work, and the affordability of the units, is consistent with the contract between the City and owner and is qualified for exemption under this chapter, and which specific improvements satisfy the requirements of this chapter.

4. If the director determines that the project has been completed in accordance with the contract between the applicant and the City and the requirements of this chapter, including, if applicable, affordable housing requirements, the City shall file a final certificate of tax exemption with the assessor within ten days of the expiration of the thirty-day period provided under subsection (C) of this section.

5. The director is authorized to cause to be recorded, or to require the applicant or owner to record, in the real property records of the Spokane county assessor, the contract with the City required under SMC 8.15.060(B), or such other document(s) as will identify such terms and conditions of eligibility for exemption under this chapter as the director deems appropriate for recording.

6. The director shall notify the applicant in writing that the City will not file a final certificate if the director determines that the project was not completed within the required three-year period or any approved extension, was not completed in accordance with the contract between the applicant and the City and the requirements of this chapter, if applicable, that the affordable housing requirements as described in SMC 8.15.090 were not met, or if the owner's property is otherwise not qualified.

7. If the director determines that the project has been completed in accordance with the conditional agreement between the applicant and the City and the requirements of this chapter, including, if applicable, affordable housing requirements, the City shall file a final certificate of tax exemption with the assessor within sixty days.

Date Passed: Monday, August 15, 2022

Effective Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022

ORD C36243 Section 8