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APPLICATION FOR MODEL RESIDENCE DEDUCTION FOR 2008 ASSESSMENT DATE
State Form 53947 (5-09) Prescribed by the Department of Local Government Finance pursuant to IC 6-1.1-12.6-2.1

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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. To be filed in person or by mail with the County Auditor of the county where the property is located. FILING DATE: Must be filed by December 31, 2010. 2. See reverse side for additional instructions and qualifications.

APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of applicant Business address (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code) Telephone number

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PROPERTY INFORMATION
Address of model residence (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code) Legal description As of March 1, 2008, was the property: Key number Assessed value of structure

Was structure still a model residence on January 1, 2009?

Partially completed Fully completed
Is the property located in an allocation area as defined by IC 6-1.1-21.2-3?

Yes No
Are there other deductions applied to this property?

Yes

No

Yes

No

If Yes, please list:

Have you filed for this deduction on other properties located in Indiana, either alone or as a member of an affiliated group?

Yes

No

If Yes, please list below. KEY NUMBER / LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY COUNTY

PROPERTY ADDRESS (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)

CERTIFICATION I / We certify under penalty of perjury that the above and foregoing information is true and correct and that the applicant was, to the best of our knowledge, eligible for the deduction as of December 31, 20 ____.
Signature of applicant Signature of authorized representative Date (month, day, year) Date (month, day, year)

ASSESSING OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Address of property (number and street,city, state, and ZIP code) Assessed value of structure Signature of assessing official Key number / legal description of property Assessed value of land Is property eligible for deduction?

Yes
Total assessed value Date (month, day, year)

No

RECEIPT FOR APPLICATION FOR MODEL RESIDENCE DEDUCTION
Name of applicant Key number / legal description Signature of county auditor Date signed (month, day, year) Date filed (month, day, year)

INSTRUCTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Applications must be filed during the periods specified. Once the application is in effect, the application must be refiled annually. 2. This application may be filed in person or by mail. If mailed, the mailing must be postmarked before the last day of filing. 3. Any person who willfully makes a false statement of the facts in applying for this deduction is guilty of the crime of perjury and on the conviction thereof will be punished in the manner provided by law.

BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY
Model residence means real property that consists of a single family residence, single family townhouse, or single family condominium unit that has never been occupied as a principal residence, and is used for display or demonstration to prospective buyers or lessees for purposes of potential acquisition or lease of a similar type of residence, townhouse, or condominium unit on the same property or other property. Eligible applicants are entitled to a deduction from the assessed value of the residence in the amount of 50% of the assessed value of the model residence for: - Not more than one assessment date for which the model residence is assessed as a partially completed structure; - The assessment date for which the model residence is first assessed as a fully completed structure; and - The two (2) assessment dates that immediately follow the first assessment date.

LIMITATIONS
1. A property owner may not receive the deduction for more than three (3) model residences in Indiana for a particular assessment date. Owners of model residences who are part of an affiliated group (as defined by 50 IAC 25-2-2) may not exceed an aggregate of three (3) model residence deductions for a particular assessment date. 2. The owners regular office space is not considered a model residence for purposes of the deduction. However, use of a garage or other space in a model residence to store or display promotional materials or meet with prospective buyers or lessees will not disqualify the model residence from the deduction. 3. A property owner may not receive a model residence deduction for a model residence located in an allocation area as defined in IC 6-1.1-21.2-3. 4. A property owner that qualifies for a model residence deduction and also qualifies for a deduction under another statute with respect to the same model home for a particular assessment year may not receive a deduction under both statutes for that year. In the event that a model home owner applies and is determined to be eligible for more than one deduction, the auditor shall apply the deduction that results in the greater property tax saving for the owner of the model residence. 5. A person who owns a model residence and claims the deduction must provide the county auditor with a notice that informs the auditor of a transfer of ownership of the model residence. This notice shall indicate whether the new owner is eligible to receive the model residence deduction and must be submitted to the county auditor at the same time that a sales disclosure form is filed under IC 6-1.1-5.5. 6. The deduction allowed for a model residence is terminated if the model is sold after the assessment date of a particular year but before January 1, of the following year to a person who does not continue to use the property as a model residence.