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MS SB2207
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Section 27-33-19 of the Mississippi Code to add paragraph (x), which extends homestead exemption eligibility to dwellings and eligible land conveyed to a trustee of a trust established for a beneficiary who occupies the dwelling, provided the trust dissolves upon the beneficiary's death and the beneficiary would otherwise qualify as head of a family.
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Allows beneficiaries of trusts holding homestead property to claim the same homestead exemption they would receive if the property were conveyed directly to them, rather than held in trust.
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Maintains the existing requirement that only one homestead can be established per family group or qualified individual.
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Becomes effective January 1, 2012.
Legislative Description
Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/23/2011