42-11132.01. Property leased to a church, religious assembly or religious institution
A. Property, buildings and fixtures that are leased to a nonprofit church, religious assembly or religious institution and that are primarily used for religious worship shall be classified as class nine property pursuant to section 42-12009. If only part of the parcel or improvements is leased to a nonprofit church, religious assembly or religious institution and primarily used or held for religious worship, only the portion so leased qualifies as class nine property. To qualify under this subsection, the church, religious assembly or institution must annually file with the assessor an affidavit that it:
1. Continues to use or hold the property primarily for religious worship.
2. Is the sole economic beneficiary of the classification of the property as class nine pursuant to section 42-12009, subsection A, paragraph 5.
B. Property, buildings and fixtures that are owned by an educational, religious or charitable organization, institution or association, that are leased to a nonprofit church, religious assembly or religious institution and that are primarily used for religious worship are exempt from taxation.
C. If the educational, religious or charitable organization, institution or association that owns the property files with the assessor evidence of the organization's tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and an affidavit by the nonprofit church, religious assembly or religious institution that it uses or holds the property primarily for religious worship as described in subsection B of this section, the property qualifies for the tax exemption under this section and is exempt from the requirement of filing subsequent affidavits under section 42-11152 until all or part of the property is conveyed to a new owner or is no longer primarily used or held by the church, assembly or institution. At that time the educational, religious or charitable organization, institution or association must notify the assessor of the change in writing.
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