Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, provide that the basis of assessment for property tax on built-up properties for housing that is the subject of a joint real estate lease entered into under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 255-2 to L. 255-19 of the Construction and Housing Code is subject to a rebate of up to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 100% for the duration of the lease.
To benefit from this deduction, the person liable for the tax must send the tax department where the property is located, before 1st January of the year following the year in which the joint and several real estate lease is signed, a declaration in accordance with the model drawn up by the administration containing all the identification details. The declaration must be accompanied by a copy of the real solidarity lease.
When the declaration is submitted after the deadline, the allowance applies for the period remaining after 31 December of the year in which the declaration was submitted.