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6. Burial Spaces Burial spaces include grave sites, crypts, mausoleums, urns, or other repositories customarily used for the remains of a deceased person. Exclude the value of all burial spaces owned by the a/b or person financially responsible for the a/b in determining eligibility for MAABD, MQB-Q, MQB-B, MQB-E, and MWD. 7. Rights of Use The a/b or financially responsible spouse/parent(s) may own rights of use in non-business real property. Rights of use are tied to land or the natural resources of land and may have countable value separate from the land. Exclude $6,000 in equity of the right of use, if owned separately from the land by the a/b if it meets the 6% income producing criteria. NOTE: Land is also income-producing if the a/b owns the land and rents or leases a right of use which produces net income. Up to $6,000 in equity in the land is excluded if it produces a net annual income of at least 6% of its equity based on criteria in Item IX. Types of rights of use: a. Mineral Rights – ownership interest in certain natural resources, such as coal, oil, sulfur, gas, etc., coming from the ground. b. Timber Rights – ownership of timber growing on land, with or without ownership of the surface of the land. c. Hunting or fishing rights d. For every one acre of a farm’s tobacco allotment, two acres of cleared land are tied to the tobacco allotment. EXAMPLE: Farmer allotted 5 acres of tobacco. Farmer must have 10 (2X5) acres of cleared land. e. The a/b may provide verification from the Tobacco Transition Payment Program of a different number of acres than the common 2:1 ratio. f. Exclude up to $6,000 of equity in real property that is tied to a tobacco allotment (not already excluded due to being contiguous to the home site) if (1) The allotment is rented to another individual, and (2) The income produced by the tobacco allotment produces a net annual income of 6% of the equity in the acreage tied to the 36