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the screen. Refer to Section 2605.10.10 regarding the availability determination for jointly owned vehicles. When a non-recipient is one of the joint owners of real or personal property, the availability of the applicant's/recipient's proportionate share must be determined. If the individual has unrestricted right, authority, or legal ability to liquidate or dispose of the property, or their share of it, the proportionate share would be available to them. If the joint owners do not have unrestricted rights to sell their interest in real property according to the title or other legal document, statements must be obtained from all joint owners to determine if they are all willing to sell the property. If all joint owners are willing to sell, then the property will be considered available. The AV (available) question on the Real/Personal Property Resources screen is answered "Y”, and the Jointly Owned Resources screen will come up. The percentage amount of their share is to be entered on the screen. 2605.10.10 JOINT OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLES This section addresses the determination of "availability" of jointly owned vehicles. If a vehicle is found to be available, refer to Section 2605.10.05 to determine how to complete the Jointly Owned Resources screen. A jointly owned vehicle is considered an available resource to the Assistance Group (AG) when: It is jointly owned with another, (one or more) applicant/recipient who may or may not be in the same AG or living at the same address It is jointly owned by a non-recipient who lives with the AG and either owner has physical possession and/or use of the vehicle and the non-recipient owner agrees to sell the vehicle. It is jointly owned with a non-recipient who does not reside with the AG, but the AG has physical possession or use of the vehicle and the non-recipient owner agrees to sell the vehicle It is jointly owned with a non-recipient who does not live with the AG and the AG does not have physical possession or use of the vehicle but, the joint owner is willing to sell the vehicle, thus enabling the client to obtain his share of the vehicle's value. If the client cannot legally sell the vehicle or take action to remove their name from the title (for example a pending lawsuit prohibits this action) the vehicle will not be considered to be available even in the situations listed above. The client must provide proof that the vehicle is not legally available by presenting court or BMV documents. Therefore, when a vehicle is found to be jointly owned with a non-recipient, the AG must be asked if the non-recipient is willing to sell the vehicle. If the non-recipient is not willing to sell, verification of the