27 of March 2, 1939, and its amendments, to read:
"Article 4.- Non-Subjections. The following real estate property is not subject to this tax:
- The Legislative Branch; the Executive Branch; the Judicial Branch; the Supreme Electoral Tribunal; and the municipalities.
- The Boards of Education, public radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic stations.
- The Servicio Nacional de Electricidad.
- The Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) and members of its personnel who are not Costa Rican citizens.
- The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.
- The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.
- The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER).
- The Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacífico (INCOP).
- The Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo.
- The Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).
- The Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ICAA).
- The Instituto de Desarrollo Rural (INDER)(*) and the parceleros and colonos adjudicated by it, but only during the first five years counted from the date of adjudication.
(*) (Its name modified by Article 14 of Law No. 9036 of May 11, 2012, "Transforms the Instituto de Desarrollo Agrario (IDA) into the Instituto de Desarrollo Rural (INDER) and Creates the Technical Secretariat for Rural Development") Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the event that the value of the property of the INDER(*) parceleros is modified due to investments for agricultural production financed by credit institutions, the portion of the increase in the property value corresponding to the credit shall only be subject to the territorial tax after five years from the completion of the entire investment.
(*) (Its name modified by Article 14 of Law No. 9036 of May 11, 2012, "Transforms the Instituto de Desarrollo Agrario (IDA) into the Instituto de Desarrollo Rural (INDER) and Creates the Technical Secretariat for Rural Development") - The Escuela Centroamericana de Ganadería (ECG).
- Charitable institutions declared of public utility, by law or decree of the Executive Branch (foundations and associations, among others).
- The Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal (IFAM).
- The Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social (IMAS).
- The Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR).
- The Consejo Nacional para Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICIT).
- The Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica (JAPDEVA).
- The Consejo Nacional de Rehabilitación y Educación Especial.
- Churches and religious organizations, but only for the real estate they dedicate to worship or social service.
- The Consejo Nacional de Producción (CNP).
- Indigenous reserves.
- Real estate subject to reforestation regimes.
- Cantonal agricultural centers.
- The Fundación Konrad Adenauer.
- Ciudad de los Niños.
- The Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje.
- State institutions, whether of higher university or para-university education.
- Free Zones, but only when the real estate is owned by the installed company and is covered by the regime.
- The Banco Hipotecario de la Vivienda (BANHVI).
- The Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda (EARTH) and those acquired with the funds of the trust created in article 6 of Law No. 7044 of September 29, 1986.
- Rural electrification cooperatives, administrative boards of electrical services, municipalities, and the Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia.
- Homes for the elderly and comprehensive care day centers for the elderly, that provide their services on a non-profit basis.
- The Fundación Friederich Nauman.
- The Fundación Friederich Ebert.
- The Fundación Hanns Seidel.
- Diplomatic headquarters and the residential houses of diplomatic and consular agents, with the limitations arising from the application, in each case, of the principle of reciprocity regarding tax benefits.
- Priests' houses and those destined for public charity.
- The Banco Central de Costa Rica.
- Real estate destined for low-income housing. The characteristics and value of said real estate shall be established jointly by the Ministries of Finance and of Housing and Human Settlements.
- The Sociedad de Seguros de Vida del Magisterio Nacional, the Caja de Ahorro y Préstamos de la Asociación Nacional de Educadores, and the Corporación de Servicios Múltiples del Magisterio Nacional.
- The real estate patrimony that does not exceed one hundred fifty thousand colones (¢150,000). The Executive Branch shall adjust the indicated amount at the time operations of the Multipurpose Cadastre begin.
- Asociación Aldeas S.O.S. de Niños de Costa Rica.
The aforementioned real estate shall become subject to this tax when they are, under any precarious title, in the possession of third parties, the foregoing without prejudice to the obligations and rights that arise from the title of their possession."