(a)   Except as otherwise provided in this section, a leasehold or other
limited interest in property is not subject to property tax.
  (b)   An interest of a life tenant or the owner of any other freehold estate
in property is subject to property tax as though the person in
possession or the user of the property were the owner of the property.
  (c)   An interest of the mortgagor, pledgor, or conditional sale buyer in
personal property is subject to property tax as though the person in
possession or the user of the personal property were the owner of the
personal property.
  (d)   The following interests in real property are subject to property tax
as though the person in possession or the user of the property were the
owner of the property:
    (1)   an interest of a tenant under a 99-year lease, whether or not the
lease is renewable;
    (2)   an interest of a tenant under a lease for less than 99 years, if the
lease is perpetually renewable; and
    (3)   an interest of a mortgagor or grantor under a deed of trust.
  (e)   Unless exempted under § 7-211, § 7-211.1, or § 7-501 of this
article, the interest or privilege of a person in property that is
owned by the federal government, the State, a county, a municipal
corporation, or an agency or instrumentality of the federal government,
the State, a county, or a municipal corporation is subject to property
tax as though the lessee or the user of the property were the owner of
the property, if the property is leased or otherwise made available to
that person:
    (1)   by the federal government, the State, a county, a municipal
corporation, or an agency or instrumentality of the federal government,
the State, a county, or a municipal corporation; and
    (2)   with the privilege to use the property in connection with a business
that is conducted for profit.
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