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Donation of Land

Any land offered to the SCLT for consideration by the Board of Directors is first inspected and evaluated for its suitability for our program.

All donated land must be free of all legal and financial encumbrances, such as unpaid taxes or fees. The SCLT will  assume all future responsibilities for the property, including its inspection, payment of taxes and road use fees.

We are a charitable organization so all transfers of property to the SCLT are fully tax deductible from federal and state taxes. Generally, the tax deduction is equal to the assessed or appraised value of the property at the time of its donation. Based on the average Calvert County assessments of undeveloped property in southern Calvert County that is not buildable, we have established a baseline value of $4,250.00 for all property between 8,000 and 40,000 square feet in area.

We ask each property donor to contribute $90 to help defray the costs of deed preparation and the recordation fee.

Buildable properties may require an appraisal to establish their value. Such appraisals are the donor's responsibility.

 



If you are interested in offering your property to the SCLT, send any or all of the following:

A copy of deed or, if not available, the legal description of the property (lot, block, etc.), street address, Calvert County tax identification number of the property

to us by email (SCLT@HUGHES.NET)

or by the USPS (SCLT, P.O. Box 1745, Lusby, MD 20657).

We will reply within 30 days with our determination of the suitability of the property for our land donation program.