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VIII. PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSETS Personal property consists of an individual’s personal effects, household goods, motor vehicles and other property which is not classified as real property (e.g. mobile home, motor home, boat, etc.). A. Non-Countable Personal Property Excluded From Countable Resources Do not count as an available resource: 1. Personal effects and household goods Includes all clothing, jewelry, furniture, appliances, artwork and other decorative items, etc. NOTE: Assets that are inventory of a discontinued business are a countable resource. These resources are not the personal property of the a/b. 2. Mobile home/motor home used as the home site Exclude the principal residence, regardless of location. 3. Motor Vehicles used for transportation a. Vehicle Exclusion Exclude only one motor vehicle if the a/b lives: (1) At home and the motor vehicle is used for transportation of the eligible a/b and/or a person living in the home with the a/b. (2) In a nursing facility and the motor vehicle is used to transport the a/b, a community spouse or a dependent/disabled child. Assume the motor vehicle is used for transportation unless there is evidence to the contrary. Evidence that may be used to show the vehicle is not used for transportation is that the vehicle is unlicensed or an individual cannot travel by car but must be transported by ambulance. If there is doubt as to the use of the vehicle, obtain a statement regarding how the vehicle is used for transportation for the individual. For example, for a vehicle owned by an individual in a nursing facility to be excluded, it would have to be used to transport the applicant/beneficiary, a community spouse or a dependent/disabled child. Obtain a statement from the person who has the vehicle that the vehicle is used to transport the a/b, community spouse or dependent/disabled child and the nature of the transportation. If the statement appears questionable, count the vehicle as a resource. 48