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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 25 • Part-Owner Dies A part-owner of a resource dies, and administration or probate of the estate delays efforts to sell the resource (assuming that the property continues to be a resource). 10.10.3. Verification Verify good cause by documents in the individual’s possession, the individual’s statement, or contact with knowledgeable third parties as appropriate. 10.11. Follow-up Contacts The worker must make follow-up contacts with the individual throughout the exclusion period. Contacts should be made by telephone whenever possible. Contact the individual in order to: • Remind him/her of the responsibility for selling the property; • Verify the efforts being made to accomplish a sale; • Verify if there has been an offer to buy since the prior contact. Document: • Whether there have been any offers to buy since prior contact; • The amount of the offer and whether the owner accepted it; and • If the owner has refused an offer that was at least two-thirds of the estimated CMV, his explanation for refusal. • Verify good cause in the absence of reasonable efforts to sell. 10.11.1. Frequency of Contacts Contact the owner at 3-month intervals. Exception: Contact may be at 6-month intervals if the individual’s equity in the property is $2,000 or less;