Maine Statutes
§ 36 §6259 — Events requiring payment of deferred tax and interest
Maine § 36 §6259
JurisdictionMaine
Title 36TAXATION
Part 9TAXPAYER BENEFIT PROGRAMS
Ch. 908DEFERRED COLLECTION OF HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAXES
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, § 36 §6259 (2026).
Text
Subject to section 6261, all deferred property taxes, including accrued interest, become payable as provided in section 6260 when:
1.Death of claimant.
The taxpayer who claimed deferment of collection of property taxes on the homestead dies or, if there was more than one claimant, the survivor of the taxpayers who originally claimed deferment of collection of property taxes under section 6251 dies;
2.Sale of property.
The property with respect to which deferment of collection of taxes is claimed is sold, a contract to sell is entered into, or some person other than the taxpayer who claimed the deferment becomes the owner of the property;
3.Claimant moves.
The tax-deferred property is no longer the homestead of the taxpayer who claimed the deferral, except in the case of a taxpayer requi
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Legislative History
PL 1989, c. 534, §C1 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 36 §6201
Definitions§ 36 §6201-A
Short title§ 36 §6202
Claim is personal§ 36 §6203
Claim to be paid from General Fund§ 36 §6203-A
Procedure for reimbursement§ 36 §6204
Filing date§ 36 §6205
One claim per household§ 36 §6209
Annual adjustment§ 36 §6210
Administration§ 36 §6211
Audit of claim§ 36 §6212
Denial of claim§ 36 §6213
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Maine § 36 §6259, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/36%20%C2%A76259.