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H.R. 1580 (97th)

Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1981

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Introduced

3 February 1981

Last action

3 February 1981 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6], Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43], Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3], Rep. LeBoutillier, John [R-NY-6], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10]

Subjects

Housing, Taxation

Source updated

29 August 2025

Housing · Taxation

Summary

Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to depreciate residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months if the original use of such property begins with the taxpayer or 240 months in any other case. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental rehabilitation expenditures. Increases the eligible amount of depreciable low-income housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000. Eliminates provision for recapture of depreciation for rehabilitation expenditures.

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Timeline

  1. 3 February 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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