I. – Taxpayers may obtain property tax relief in the event of the vacancy of a house normally intended for letting or the non-use of a building used by the taxpayer himself for commercial or industrial purposes, from the first day of the month following that in which the vacancy or non-use began until the last day of the month in which the vacancy or non-use ended.
The rebate is subject to the threefold condition that the vacancy or non-use is beyond the control of the taxpayer, that it lasts for at least three months and that it affects either the whole of the property, or a part that may be rented or used separately.
II. – Complaints submitted in application of I shall be lodged within the time limit specified in article R*. 196-5 of the Book of Tax Procedures and in the forms provided for by that same Book.
III. – The tax relief provided for in the first paragraph of I also applies to rental accommodation, allocated on a means-tested basis in accordance with article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, vacant for more than three months and belonging to one of the bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the same code or to a semi-public company. These dwellings must be located in a building that is either to be demolished or to undergo work as defined in 1° of article D. 323-3 of the same code and financed by the subsidy provided for in articles D. 323-1 to D. 323-12 of the same code.
The rebate is subject to the owner presenting, depending on the case, either the demolition authorisation provided for in article L. 443-15-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, or the decision to subsidise the work provided for in article D. 323-5 of the same code.