(1) Property that meets all of the following criteria shall be exempt from taxation as provided in ORS 307.540 to 307.548:
(a) The property is owned or being purchased by a corporation that is exempt from income taxes under section 501(c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended before December 1, 1984.
(b) Upon liquidation, the assets of the corporation are required to be applied first in payment of all outstanding obligations, and the balance remaining, in cash and in kind, to be distributed to corporations exempt from taxation and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or to the State of Oregon.
(c) The property is:
(A) Occupied by low income persons; or
(B) Held for future development as low income housing.
(d) The property or portion of the property receiving the exemption, if occupied, is actually and exclusively used for the purposes described in section 501(c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended before December 1, 1984.
(e) The exemption has been approved as provided in ORS 307.547.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a corporation that has only a leasehold interest in property is deemed to be a purchaser of that property if:
(a) The corporation is obligated under the terms of the lease to pay the ad valorem taxes on the real and personal property used in this activity on that property; or
(b) The rent payable by the corporation has been established to reflect the savings resulting from the exemption from taxation.
(3) A partnership shall be treated the same as a corporation to which this section applies if the corporation is:
(a) A general partner of the partnership; and
(b) Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the property that is the subject of the exemption. [1985 c.660 §2; 1995 c.702 §2; 1997 c.752 §11; 2005 c.94 §40]
Note: See note under 307.540.
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