Where can I apply for the Tax Abatement Program?
City Finance Office, 125 N Division St. Room 103 Salisbury, MD. 21801
Phone: 410-548-3110
Applications can also be found on the City of Salisbury’s website
What are the qualifications for the programs?
The property you are converting to owner-occupied family use must be located within the City limits; it has to have been used exclusively as a rental property for at least three years immediately prior to the conversion or is owned by a person or entity that rehabilitated the property after rental use for 3 consecutive years. You must be converting the property to an owner-occupied, family residence; and you must intend to occupy the home within one year of the date of closing in addition the property must be a single-family detached dwelling.
How many years are the property taxes abated?
City property taxes for the first five years of participation in the program are abated in whole, then the tax is gradually phased in over a period of four years, at 20% per year, until the tenth year when property taxes will be due in full.
After receiving the tax abatement, how does the City know if I’m still using the property as an owner-occupied family residence?
You have the obligation to return to the City the annual confirmation of the family use and the continue occupancy of the property by the owner. This is necessary for nine years if you are receiving the tax abatement.