Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/221

 PUBLIC LAW 95-600—NOV. 6, 1978

92 STAT. 2853

"(ii) aggregate expenditures made by the trust, or any partner of the trust, during the 4-year period preceding the date of sale which are includible in the basis of the property do not exceed 20 percent of the net selling price of the property; "(iii) during the taxable year the trust does not make more than 5 sales of property (other than foreclosure property); and "(iv) in the case of property, which consists of land or improvements, not acquired through foreclosure (or deed in lieu of foreclosure), or lease termination, the trust has held the property for not less than 4 years for production of rental income. "(D) SPECIAL RULES.—In applying subparagraph (C) the following special rules apply: "(i) The holding period of property acquired through foreclosure (or deed in lieu of foreclosure), or termination of the lease, includes the period for which the trust held the loan which such property secured, or the lease of such property, "(ii) In the case of a property acquired through foreclosure (or deed in lieu of foreclosure), or termination of a lease, expenditures made by, or for the account of, the mortgagor or lessee after default became imminent will be regarded as made by the trust. "(iii) Expenditures (including expenditures regarded as made directly by the trust, or indirectly by any partner of the trust, under clause (ii)) will not be taken into account if they relate to foreclosure property and did not cause the property to lose its status as foreclosure property. "(iv) Expenditures will not be taken into account if they are made solely to comply with standards or requirements of any government or governmental authority having relevant jurisdiction, or if they are made to restore the property as a result of losses arising from fire, storm or other casualty. "(v) The term 'expenditures' does not include advances on a loan made by the trust. "(vi) The sale of more than one property to one buyer as part of one transaction constitutes one sale. "(vii) The term 'sale' does not include any transaction in which the net selling price is less than $10,000. "(E) SALES NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS.—In determining whether or not any sale constitutes a 'prohibited transaction'for purposes of subparagraph (A), the fact that such sale does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall not be taken into account; and such determination, in the case of a sale not meeting such requirements, shall be made as if subparagraphs (C) and (D) had not been enacted." (c) EXTENSIONS.—Paragraph (3) of section 856(e) (relating to exten- 26 USC 856. sions) is amended to read as follows: "(3) EXTENSIONS.—If the real estate investment trust establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that an extension of the grace period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of the trust's interests in such property, the Secretary may grant one or more extensions of the grace period for such property. Any such

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