Connecticut General Statutes (Tax)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-88

When property otherwise taxable may be completely or partially exempted

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Real property belonging to, or held in trust for, any organization mentioned in subdivision (7), (10), (11), (13), (14), (15), (16) or (18) of section 12-81, which real property is so held for one or more of the purposes stated in the applicable subdivision, and from which real property no rents, profits or income are derived, shall be exempt from taxation though not in actual use therefor by reason of the absence of suitable buildings and improvements thereon, if the construction of such buildings or improvements is in progress. The real property belonging to, or held in trust for, any such organization, not used exclusively for carrying out one or more of such purposes but leased, rented or otherwise used for other purposes, shall not be exempt. If a portion only of any lot or building belonging to, or held in trust for, any such organization is used exclusively for carrying out one or more of such purposes, such lot or building shall be so exempt only to the extent of the portion so used and the remaining portion shall be subject to taxation.

(1949 Rev., S. 1763.)

Cited. 119 C. 57; 125 C. 59. Property used as residence for teachers is used for “other purposes”. 138 C. 347. Cited. 144 C. 206. Burden is on claimant to file report establishing its right to exemption. 158 C. 138. Apartment used exclusively to house medical personnel in close proximity to hospital is tax-exempt despite fact rent is collected from the tenants. 160 C. 370. Cited. 169 C. 454; 172 C. 439. Prior cases misread Sec. 12-81 to require that the property for which tax exemption is sought produce no rent, profits or income, and restriction relating to “rents, profits or income” is only relevant if the property is not being used for charitable or other exempt purpose by reason of the absence of suitable buildings or improvements thereon, if construction of such buildings or improvements is in progress; property taxes may be apportioned based on the physical use of the subject property, but where charitable and noncharitable aspects of nonprofit skilled nursing facility are fully integrated and intertwined, the facility does not qualify for apportionment. 290 C. 695.

Cited. 2 CA 152; 9 CA 448.

Burden on plaintiff to show property used exclusively for one of the purposes specified. 4 CS 459. Monthly payment made by inmate or Department of Correction to halfway house is not rent, but is in furtherance of charitable purpose of providing inmates transition into society. 47 CS 520.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 12-81n · Municipal option to provide additional exemption for…
  2. 12-81nn · Municipal option to provide exemption for workforce housing…
  3. 12-81o · Municipal option to abate property taxes on certain food…
  4. 12-81oo · Municipal option to provide exemption for percentage of…
  5. 12-81p · Municipal option to abate property taxes on amusement theme…
  6. 12-81q · Municipal option to abate property taxes on infrastructure of…
  7. 12-81r · Municipal option to abate or forgive taxes or fix assessment…
  8. 12-81s · Municipal option to exempt commercial fishing apparatus
  9. 12-81t · Municipal option to abate property taxes on information…
  10. 12-81u · Municipal option to abate property taxes on property of…
  11. 12-81v · Municipal option to abate taxes on property of electric…
  12. 12-81w · Municipal option to abate or exempt a portion of property…
  13. 12-81x · Municipal option to abate taxes of surviving spouse of police…
  14. 12-81y · Municipal option to abate property taxes on school buses
  15. 12-81z · Municipal option to abate taxes on property of nonstock…
  16. 12-82 · Exemptions of veterans of allied services of First World War
  17. 12-85 · Veterans' exemptions, residence and record ownership…
  18. 12-86 · Termination date of Second World War
  19. 12-87 · Additional report. Property, when taxable
  20. 12-87a · Quadrennial property tax exemption statements; extension of…
  21. 12-88 · When property otherwise taxable may be completely or partially…
  22. 12-88a · Application of property tax to real property acquired by a…
  23. 12-89 · Assessors or boards of assessors to determine exemptions
  24. 12-89a · Certain organizations may be required by assessor to submit…
  25. 12-90 · Limitation on number of exemptions allowed
  26. 12-91 · Exemption for farm machinery, horses or ponies. Additional…
  27. 12-92 · Proofs to be filed by blind
  28. 12-93 · Veterans' exemptions; proof of claim
  29. 12-93a · Allowance of veterans' property tax exemptions in relation to…
  30. 12-94 · Exemptions of servicemen, veterans and their relatives, blind…
  31. 12-94a · State reimbursement in lieu of tax revenue from totally…
  32. 12-94d · Payment in lieu of tax revenue from electric generation…
  33. 12-94e · Municipal option to grant certain previously waived exemptions
  34. 12-95 · Exemption only on submission of evidence
  35. 12-95a · Exemption of merchandise in transit in warehouses
  36. 12-96 · Exemptions of tree plantations of not less than twenty-five…
  37. 12-97 · Taxation of timber land of more than ten years' growth.…
  38. 12-98 · Classification of land stocked with trees not more than ten…
  39. 12-99 · Grounds for cancellation of classification. Taxation after…
  40. 12-100 · Material cut for domestic use exempted from yield tax
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