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Old 04-21-2007, 03:02 PM
Tom Earp Tom Earp is offline
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... to the whole zoning issue.

How are other not-for-profit organizations dealt with regarding zoning and property taxes? Are the Salvation Army, YMCA, various social/country clubs, with housing units taxed? What about churches?

Fraternal organizations are generally considered not-for-profit groups, and housing is not generally considered something that is not part of the core business of the group (if you had a bookstore or coffee shop, that would be a taxable enterprise, for example). We church leaders face this all the time, as folks want to take our tax exemptions away, or make it cost-prohibitive to build new churches because of greedy zoning rules.

Just a thought...

Art Hebbeler
Chapter Advisor, Phi-Delta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha
AA 1038 (Butler '82 -- Go Dawgs!)


Good point, but even as a non-profit organization when it comes to land especially for the expansion of a school that really makes no difference or if for some kind of sity wide expansion, he wiuth the most $$ wins. It may be challenged for appraisal. If you do, then have a certified appraiser to give a true estimate as it is usually much different than the County.
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