16.3 Jointly Owned Resources.

A. Resources that are jointly owned by separate households will be considered available in their entirety to each household, unless it can be shown by the applicant household that such resources are inaccessible. B. If the household can provide proof that it can only access a portion of such resource, the value of that portion will be counted toward the household’s resource level. C. The resource will be considered totally inaccessible to the household if the resource cannot be subdivided on practical terms and the household’s access to the value of the resource is dependent on an agreement of a joint owner who refuses to comply. D. For purposes of this rule, ineligible non-citizens and disqualified members residing with the household will be considered household members. E. Resources are considered inaccessible for residents of shelters for battered persons if: 1. Resources are jointly owned by such residents and by members of their former household; and 2. Such resident’s access to the value of the resource is dependent on an agreement with a joint owner who still resides in the former household. Source: 7 CFR §273.8(d); Miss Code Ann. §81-14-359 Revised: March 2022