What happens when a homeowner dies before filing their homestead rebate application? Can the application be filed by the estate or surviving spouse/civil union partner?
Provided the deceased individual was alive on October 1, 2008, owned and occupied the home in New Jersey that was their principal residence on that date, the 2008 property taxes were paid, and the individual would otherwise be eligible for the rebate, the estate may file the homeowner rebate application. If the individual’s personal representative files the rebate application online or by phone, any rebate check will be issued in the deceased homeowner’s name. For the check to be issued to the estate, the homeowner’s personal representative must file a paper application and enclose a copy of the homeowner’s death certificate. If the homeowner died before October 1, 2008, the individual’s estate is not eligible for the rebate because the property must have been owned and occupied as the deceased’s principal residence on October 1. When one spouse/civil union partner dies during the year and both names appear on the personalized, preprinted Homestead Rebate Application Packet, the eligib
Related Questions
- What happens when a homeowner dies before filing their homestead rebate application? Can the application be filed by the estate or surviving spouse/civil union partner?
- What happens when a homeowner dies before filing their FAIR rebate application? Can the application be filed by the estate or surviving spouse?
- I am the executor of my aunts estate. Can I file the Homestead Rebate Application on her behalf and have the rebate check issued to her estate?
