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APPELLATE ~~IDE~ Fax:919-56G3288 Apr 23 '99 <br />14:39 P.Oli03 <br />4 <br />300 Iteade Road <br />Chapel Hd1, NC 27516 <br />919.929.9655 <br />ApnY 23, 1999 <br />Mr. John~Smitti <br />e C}a~.nty Tax Assessor <br />Pos~~e Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Re: UCC Y.ivn„j~, <br />(Covenant ace) <br />No. 756002 <br />near Mr.l Smith: <br />I a`~ .writing on behalf of UCC Living Cc~ers, Inc. to request the County to exempt <br />Cove~aan Placic property taxes for 1998. <br />U Livir~ Centers, Inc. operates a Section 202 apartment building (Covenant <br />Place) o~ the property at issue. The forty units axe r~scrved for persons at least 62 years <br />old, who tarn no ~inore than fifty per cent of the median income for the County. Therefore, <br />this propr~rty des for the Sec.10~5-2'f8.6(a)(8) exemption. <br />W~ did: ao~ file our.A~plication for Exemption until July 9, 1998. 'The reason for the <br />Late filing was that UCC I.ivmg Centers, Znc., anon-profit corporation formed solely for the <br />purpose f proviti~ this low inc;omc housiung, was advised by its counsel that it did not <br />need to ~e an Application until the property was "placed in service." X am enclosing a copy <br />of the letter from our attorney, dated April 1, 1996. We relied on this advice, and thus our <br />Application was late. 'We hope and believe this good 1~aith reliance on our professional <br />counsel ~ sufficient good cause to justify approval of our late Application. <br />Thank yon very much .for your consideration of this matter, and please call me if you <br />regwre fiatber infoxam~ation. <br />Sincere/~ly, <br />l~auicolm Ray Hunter, r. <br />Co-Chair <br />UCC Living Centers, inc. <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Mr. VVilmex Brown <br />