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other joint owners of the real property, (iii) certifying that the real property is occupied <br />as the surviving spouse's principal place of residence, and (iv) including evidence of the <br />determination of the Virginia State Comptroller or the Virginia Retirement System, as <br />applicable, as referenced in Section 35 -235. The surviving spouse shall also provide <br />documentation that he or she is the surviving spouse of a covered person and of the date <br />that the covered person died. The surviving spouse shall be required to refile the <br />information required by this section only if the surviving spouse's principal place of <br />residence changes. <br />(b) The surviving spouse shall promptly notify the commissioner of the revenue of any <br />remarriage. <br />Sec. 35 -238. Absence from residence. <br />The fact that surviving spouses who are otherwise qualified for tax exemption pursuant <br />to this article are residing in hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, or other facilities <br />for physical or mental care for extended periods of time shall not be construed to mean that <br />the real estate for which tax exemption is sought does not continue to be the sole dwelling of <br />such persons during such extended periods of other residence, so long as such real estate is <br />not used by or leased to others for consideration. <br />