Vermont § 6063 - Claim as personal; credit amount at time of transfer [Effective until contingency met; see also 32 V.S.A. chapter 154 effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below]

§ 6063. Claim as personal; credit amount at time of transfer [Effective until contingency met; see also 32 V.S.A. chapter 154 effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below]

• (a) The right to file a claim under this chapter is personal to the claimant and shall
  not survive his or her death, but the right may be exercised on behalf of a claimant
  by his or her legal guardian or attorney-in-fact. When a claimant dies after having
  filed a timely claim, the property tax credit amount shall be credited to the homestead
  property tax liability of the claimant’s estate as provided in section 6066a of this title. (b) In case of sale or transfer of a residence, any property tax credit amounts related
  to that residence shall be allocated to the seller at closing unless the parties otherwise
  agree. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; amended 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. March 1, 2004; 2007, No. 65, § 293, eff. June 4, 2007; 2007, No. 81, § 8; 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 6, 2008.) § 6063. Claim as personal; credit and exemption amount at time of transfer [Effective July
  1, 2028 if contingency met; see also 32 V.S.A. chapter 154 effective until contingency
  met, set out above] (a) The right to file a claim under this chapter is personal to the claimant and shall
  not survive the claimant’s death, but the right may be exercised on behalf of a claimant
  by the claimant’s legal guardian or attorney-in-fact. When a claimant dies after having
  filed a timely claim, the municipal property tax credit and the homestead exemption
  amount shall be applied to the property tax liability of the claimant’s estate as
  provided in section 6066a of this title. (b) In case of sale or transfer of a residence after April 1 of the claim year: (1) any municipal property tax credit amount related to that residence shall be allocated
  to the transferor at closing unless the parties otherwise agree; (2) any homestead property tax exemption related to that residence based on the transferor’s
  household income under subdivision 6066(a)(1) of this chapter shall cease to be in
  effect upon transfer; and (3) a transferee who is eligible to declare the residence as a homestead but for the requirement
  to own the residence on April 1 of the claim year shall, notwithstanding subdivision
  5401(7) and subsection 5410(b) of this title, be eligible to apply for a homestead property tax exemption in the claim year when
  the transfer occurs by filing with the Commissioner of Taxes a homestead declaration
  pursuant to section 5410 of this title and a claim for exemption on or before the due date prescribed under section 6068
  of this chapter. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; amended 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. March 1, 2004; 2007, No. 65, § 293, eff. June 4, 2007; 2007, No. 81, § 8; 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 6, 2008; 2025, No. 73, § 52, contingently eff. July 1, 2028.)