Who gets paid if the person who owned Burley Tobacco Quota as of July 1, 1999 has died?
Where a Burley Tobacco Quota Owner who owned Burley Tobacco Quota as of July 1, 1999 has died on or after July 1, 1999, the individual(s) who inherited the deceased Burley Tobacco Quota Owner’s personal property are now entitled to receive payments from the Trust. If you are the heir of a Burley Tobacco Quota Owner who died on or after July 1, 1999, you must enclose one of the following to show your eligibility for payment: (1) a death certificate and a validly executed will for the deceased, or (2) a list of heirs or document from a court showing qualification as an executor or administrator. The Trust will pay the estates of deceased quota owners so long as those estates remain open and the Board has not received the documentation listed above to pay the eligible recipient(s) of a payment.