September 7, 2001
Vermont Court Limits Tax Break
The Supreme Court of Vermont, relying on longstanding precedent in the state, has ruled that colleges must pay taxes on land they own if the property is not being used for educational purposes.
The decision resulted from appeals filed by two private boarding schools, but it applies to colleges as well. The court leaned heavily on its 1886 ruling that ownership of property is not enough for a college or private school to avoid property taxes. "If there is no educational use to the land,
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