D Determining If Part of the Home Property is Not Adjacent or Contiguous With the Home Plot

Program	Manual Section
ALTCS	MA705K

When there is any indication that a portion of the home property is not adjacent or contiguous with the home plot, take the following actions:

Step	Action
1	Obtain a copy of the customer’s property tax assessment for the current year, or contact the tax assessor’s office via telephone or the assessor’s website to determine if the property is treated as a single parcel.
2	Is the property on which the home is located recorded as a single parcel and treated as a single piece of property for tax assessment purposes? If YES, STOP. Treat the home property as a single piece of property. If NO, continue to step 3.
3	Does the county assessor’s website show that the parcels are adjacent to each other? If YES, STOP. Treat the parcels as a single piece of property. If NO, continue to step 4.
4	Request proof that the parcels are adjacent.
5	Does the documentation show that the parcels are adjacent? If YES, treat the parcels as a single piece of property. If NO, treat the parcels as separate pieces of property. The customer must identify which parcel is their primary place of residence. NOTE If the customer owns multiple parcels, the customer may claim two or more parcels that are adjacent to each other as their home property.