Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-504f

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 12-504f - Classification of land classified as farm, forest, open space or maritime heritage land personal to owner. Certificate of classification

The tax assessor shall file annually with the town clerk a certificate for any land that has been classified as farm land pursuant to section 12-107c, as forest land pursuant to section 12-107d, as open space land pursuant to section 12-107e or as maritime heritage land pursuant to section 12-107g, which certificate shall set forth the date of the initial classification and the obligation to pay the conveyance tax imposed by this chapter. Such certificate shall be filed not later than sixty days after the assessment date, except that in a year in which revaluation required under section 12-62 becomes effective, such certificate shall be filed not later than January thirty-first following the assessment date. Such certificate shall be recorded in the land records of such town. Any such classification of land shall be deemed personal to the particular owner who requests such classification and shall not run with the land. The town clerk shall notify the tax assessor of the filing in the land records of the sale of any such land. Upon receipt of such notice the tax assessor shall inform the new owner of the tax benefits of classification of such land as farm land, forest land, open space land or maritime heritage land.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-504f

(1972, P.A. 152, S. 6; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 12; P.A. 73-585, S. 2; P.A. 74-343, S. 4, 7; P.A. 05-190, S. 11; P.A. 07-127, S. 9; P.A. 14-33, S. 6; 14-122, S. 16.)

Amended by P.A. 14-0122, S. 16 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2014.
Amended by P.A. 14-0033, S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2014.

Cited. 173 Conn. 328; 176 Conn. 613; 226 Conn. 407. Filing provision of section is directory and not mandatory. 4 Conn.App. 200. Cited. 32 Conn.Supp. 82.