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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI CONDITIONAL BENEFITS 02/17 CHAPTER F, PAGE 17  Escrow Begins But Closing Does Not Take Place within Disposal Period The individual accepts an offer to buy real property, and escrow begins, which precludes acceptance of another offer. Closing (at which full or partial payment and transfer of title are exchanged) does not take place within the disposal period.  Incapacitating Illness or Injury The individual becomes homebound or hospitalized for a prolonged period, due to illness or injury, and cannot take the steps necessary to sell the resource or to arrange for someone to sell it on his/her behalf.  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). 8.5.2. Verification Verify good cause by documents in the individual’s possession, the individual’s statement, or contact with knowledgeable third parties as appropriate. 9. Follow-up Contacts During a conditional benefits period, the worker must make follow-up contacts with the individual. Contacts should be made by telephone whenever possible. Contact the individual in order to:  Remind him/her of the responsibility for selling the property and the time remaining in the disposal period;  Verify the efforts being made to accomplish a sale;  Verify if there has been an offer to buy since the prior contact; and o Document: • Whether there have been any offers to buy since prior contact;