§6225.__Claim to be paid from General Fund

The amount of the claim after certification by the assessor pursuant to section 6234 must be paid to claimant from the General Fund.__Interest is not allowed on any payment made to a claimant pursuant to this chapter.

§6226. One claim per household

Only one claimant per household or homestead per year is entitled to relief under this chapter.

§6227.__Application for property tax relief payment

1.__Generally.__A property tax relief payment pursuant to this chapter is not allowed except upon application for the property tax relief payment in a manner and on a form prescribed by the assessor.__The assessor may require that the application submitted pursuant to this section contain any information reasonably required for the administration of this chapter, including any information necessary to verify the claimant's extent of eligibility for a property tax relief payment.__All applications are considered as if made under oath and a claimant is subject to the penalties provided by law for perjury with respect to false declarations.__The assessor may provide for the option of filing an application by telephone using a system established by the assessor.__A property tax relief payment is allowed pursuant to this chapter for a claimant whose ownership of an interest in a homestead is satisfied by the holding of the beneficial interest if legal title to or share in the homestead is held by another for the benefit of the claimant.

2.__Application form.__A claimant making a claim for the first time for a homestead in this State shall file the claim for a property tax relief payment by application to the assessor on a form prescribed by the assessor.__Following the initial claim, a claim may be submitted either:

A.__As part of the claimant's income tax return filed pursuant to Part 8 by providing all the information requested by the assessor; or

B.__On a form prescribed by the assessor if:

(1)__The claimant is not required to file an income tax return; or