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property listed: 1. County tax listings – Check tax listings as follows: a. At every application; and b. Redeterminations – check tax listings once per year (in the first redetermination of the year) and at the first redetermination which follows an increase in tax rates or property values. 2. Grantee/Grantor books - Registrar of Deeds a. Check at application. b. Redeterminations (1) PLA – Check annually. At every other review, ask if property has been given or received since the date of the last Grantee/Grantor check and obtain verification, if needed. Document the change/transfer on the Reserve History Sheet. (2) LTC – Check at each review. Check at change in situation from PLA to LTC. Determine if any property has been transferred to or from the a/b or the financially responsible person since the last tax listing. c. Search under the names of all financially responsible persons and their parents and spouses, particularly if deceased. Check in the county where the person last lived and check variations of names, (i.e. John Doe for Jon Doe). d. Check Clerk of Court records for recorded wills or probated estate files if a budget unit member has died or if the budget unit member is a possible heir. 3. Copy of the Deed – Verify ownership interest in real property by a copy of the deed. A deed does not have to be registered or notarized to be valid. It must be signed by the grantor, delivered, and accepted by the grantee. However, a deed of gift must be registered within two years of the date the deed is signed to remain valid. 4. Look for the following leads that ownership interest may exist in the eligibility record: copies of wills, tax bill or statement, evidence of judgments, liens, or boundary disputes. D. Calculate the Value of Real Property to Include in Resource Total Calculate the value of all property which is not excluded from the resource determination process. 43