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House committee hears bill to let more GMA counties use multifamily tax exemption
Summary
House Bill 1206 would expand which counties can designate residential targeted areas (RTAs) eligible for the multifamily housing property tax exemption (MFTE), extending a tool supporters say can spur multifamily and affordable housing outside a handful of large counties.
House Finance Committee members heard testimony Jan. 21 on House Bill 1206, which would revise eligibility so more counties that fully plan under the Growth Management Act (GMA) may designate residential targeted areas eligible for the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption (MFTE).
The bill’s sponsor and staff told the committee the change would make the MFTE available to counties beyond the small number that currently meet population and service-level thresholds. "House bill 1206 expands the number of counties eligible to designate a residential targeted area under the multifamily housing property tax exemption," said Christina King, staff to the committee.
The measure would preserve the program’s existing limits: the tax exemption applies only to the value tied to construction, conversion, or rehabilitation of…
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