Politics & Government
Maryland House to 'House of Cards': Leave State, Lose Assets
Threat of eminent domain.
With producers of "House of Cards" threatening to leave Maryland if the series doesn't get more tax credits, the state House of Delegates has sent its own message back: leave Maryland and lose your property.
Del. William Frick, a Montgomery County Democrat, proposed the provision, according to The Baltimore Sun. The budget language orders the state to use the right of eminent domain to buy or condemn the property of any company that has claimed $10 million or more credits against the state income tax.
Frick's amendment was accepted without debate. To take effect, the House language would need to be accepted in a conference with the Senate, which has already voted to increase the film tax credit, the Sun reported.
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The show stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright as Frank and Claire Underwood, playing roles as the vice president and his wife, in a political drama that started filming in Harford County in 2012 and returned in 2013 for its second season.
The shows production company wrote a letter to Gov. Martin O'Malley threatening to leave the state if the tax credits were not approved.
The shows production company wrote a letter to Gov. Martin O'Malley threatening to leave the state if the tax credits were not approved.
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