I. – New buildings used as principal residences are exempt from property tax on built properties for a period of fifteen years from the year following that of their completion when they have been the subject of a loan under the system specific to low-income housing.
This exemption only applies to the parts of the building actually occupied by low-income housing.
II. – To benefit from the exemption, the owner must file an application within four months of the start of the works, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree (1).
III. – The exemption ceases ipso jure if, as a result of alterations or extensions, the building loses the character of a low-rental dwelling.
(1) Annex III, art. 314.