Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 — Taxation
36 M.R.S. § 555
Tenants in common and joint tenants
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A tenant in common or a joint tenant may be considered sole owner for the purposes of taxation, unless the tenant notifies the assessor on or before April 1st in the year in which a separate assessment is first requested what the tenant's interest is and provides an accurate description of the tenant's interest in the property on a form provided by the State Tax Assessor.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 501 · Definitions
- 502 · Property taxable; tax year
- 503 · Town taxes; legality
- 504 · Illegal assessment; recovery of tax
- 505 · Taxes; payment; powers of municipalities
- 506 · Prepayment of taxes
- 506-A · Overpayment of taxes
- 507 · Taxpayer information
- 508 · Service charges
- 551 · Real estate; defined
- 552 · -- tax lien
- 553 · -- where taxed
- 554 · Mortgaged real estate; taxes; payment
- 555 · Tenants in common and joint tenants
- 556 · Landlord and tenant
- 557 · Assessment; continued until notice of transfer
- 557-A · Assessment; unknown owner
- 558 · Taxes prorated between seller and purchaser
- 558-A · Liability for failure to pay prorated property taxes
- 559 · Deceased persons
- 560 · Bank's real estate
- 561 · Railroad buildings
- 562 · Standing wood, bark and timber; taxed to purchaser
- 563 · Forest land; policy
- 564 · Assessment
- 565 · Forestry Appeal Board
- 571 · Title
- 572 · Purpose
- 573 · Definitions
- 574 · Applicability
- 574-A · Ineligibility
- 574-B · Applicability
- 574-C · Reduction of parcels with structures; shoreland areas
- 575 · Administration; rules
- 575-A · Determining compliance with forest management and harvest plan
- 576 · Powers and duties
- 576-A · Valuation of areas other than forest land
- 576-B · Discount factor and capitalization rate
- 577 · Reduced valuation under special circumstances
- 578 · Assessment of tax