125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1680		LR 2507(02)
	An Act To Amend the Circuitbreaker Program To Include Claimants Occupying Property Pursuant to a Trust and To Require Proof of Payment of Rent
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Taxation
	Fiscal Note Required: No
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill clarifies that a person occupying a homestead under a legally binding agreement may transfer the property but continue to reside in it as a homestead until some unspecified future event and remain eligible for benefits under the Circuitbreaker program. The State Tax Assessor is required to adopt rules to require proof of rent when the rent claimed on the appliaction for the year the benefit is claimed is $9,000 or more.