Ft. Lincoln’s Legal Status

Fort Lincoln is part of the District of Columbia.  The District of Columbia therefore provides all of the services to Fort Lincoln that it provides to every other neighborhood in the city, with the exception of garbage pickup.  Fort Lincoln condominium owners and members of a homeowners association are entitled to a $113.00 (in 2021) “trash credit deduction” because their garbage is picked up by private companies. The credit is applied to your PROPERTY taxes, not to your INCOME taxes. You get two property tax bills per year. On one of them you will see the credit, which is subtracted from the amount you owe. In Turbo Tax, just enter the amount of property taxes you paid for the year.