4111 Kansas Avenue NW Timeline Extension and Tax Forgiveness Act of 2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill is currently under Council review; it has not yet become law or taken effect as indicated by the status label.

Timeline Extension and Tax Forgiveness for a Specific Building at 4111 Kansas Avenue NW

This bill gives SOME, Inc. more time to meet housing rules for one building in Washington, D.C., and orders the government to forgive and return property taxes paid on that building since May 2022.

What This Bill Does

• Excuses a specific property owned by SOME, Inc. at 4111 Kansas Avenue NW from standard recertification requirements for nonprofit workforce housing under D.C. law.
• Gives the owner 48 months from the date of acquisition to meet those recertification requirements instead of following the usual timeline.
• Forgives and refunds all real property and recordation taxes assessed on that building starting May 21, 2022, through the end of the new deadline.

Who It Names or Affects

• SOME, Inc., the owner of the building located at 4111 Kansas Avenue NW.
• The District of Columbia government agencies responsible for collecting taxes and certifying housing properties.

Terms To Know

Recertification

The process where a property owner proves their building still meets specific rules to keep its special tax status or classification as nonprofit workforce housing.

Nonprofit workforce housing

Housing owned by a nonprofit group that is designed for people who work in the community but may have lower incomes, under D.C. law section 47-1005.03(b).

Limits and Unknowns

• This act applies only to one specific address and does not change rules for other buildings.
• The bill cannot take effect until the Mayor approves it, Congress reviews it for 30 days, and it is published in an official register.

Official Summary Text

4111 Kansas Avenue NW Timeline Extension and Tax Forgiveness Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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1 _______________________________ 2 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 3 4 5 6 7 A BILL 8 9 10 _______ 11 12 13 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 14 15 __________________ 16 17 18 To excuse 4111 Kansas Avenue, NW, owned by SOME, Inc., from the recertification 19 requirements to qualify as a nonprofit workforce housing property under section 47-20 1005.03(b) of the District of Columbia Official Code for 48 months from the date of 21 acquisition, and to forgive and refund any real property taxes assessed or paid on that 22 property since May 31, 2022. 23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 24 act may be cited as the “4111 Kansas Avenue NW Timeline Extension and Tax Forgiveness Act 25 of 2025”. 26 Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding D.C. Official Code § 47-1005.03(b), SOME, Inc., the owner 27 of the real property located at 4111 Kansas Avenue, NW, and known for tax and assessment 28 purposes as Lots 2001 through 2045 in Square 2910 (“Property”), shall have 48 months 29 following the date of acquisition of the Property to meet the recertification requirements. 30 (b) All real property and recordation taxes assessed with respect to the Property 31 beginning on May 21, 2022, through the time frame outlined in subsection (a) of this section, 32 shall be forgiven and refunded. 33 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 34

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The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 35 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37 Sec. 4. Effective date. 38 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or, in the event of veto by the 39 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 40 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 41 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 42 Columbia Register. 43