Month: September 2018
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Pending Emergency Legislation to Affect Tax Sales and Recordation Tax on Leases
The Washington, D.C. Council is considering B22-922: Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 which, among many provisions, contains a few changes of interest to real estate practitioners which are found here. Recordation Tax: On leases in excess of 30 years, the Washington, D.C. government may determine the fair market value of the leasehold interest ... Read More
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Condo Liens Entitled To Super-Priority Status Regardless Of Number Of Months Sought
Under D.C. Code sec. 42-1903.13, liens imposed by a condominium association for up to six months of unpaid condo fees were entitled to super-priority status ahead of all other liens on the condo. In two prior decisions, the D.C. Court of Appeals held that a foreclosure sale under such a super-priority lien necessarily wiped out all other liens of the ... Read More
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D.C. Announces New Tax Rates for First-Time Homebuyer
Washington, D.C.’s innovative First Time Homebuyer’s tax rate reduces the recordation tax to .725 percent. The statute is found at Official Code §42-1101(17). The tax rate and value of the property changes from year to year based upon the C.P.I. Effective on October 1, 2019, the purchase price may not exceed $632,500 and the income for a single-member household may not ... Read More
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D.C. Tax Rate Changes Effective October 1, 2018
The District of Columbia’s Office of Tax and Revenue has issued a notification of changes in various tax rates that will become effective on Monday, October 1, 2018. The real property tax for Class 2 properties will increase to $1.65 per $100 of value for properties worth less than $5,000,000; $1.77 from $5 million to $10 million; and $1.89 for ... Read More
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Arthur D. Burger to Participate on Panel at the 2018 Judicial Conference of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
On September 13, 2018, Arthur D. Burger will participate on a two-person panel on professionalism and ethics at the 2018 Judicial Conference of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission at the Darcy Hotel in Washington, D.C. Assistant Virginia Bar Counsel Kathleen Uston, formerly president of the National Organization of Bar Counsel, is also on the Panel, which ... Read More