Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 6205

• Claimant: means an individual who has filed a claim under this chapter and who was domiciled in this State and occupied a homestead in this State during the entire year for which a claim for relief under this chapter is filed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 6201
• Homestead: means the dwelling owned or rented by the claimant or held in a revocable living trust for the benefit of the claimant and occupied by the claimant and the claimant's dependents as a home, and may consist of a part of a multidwelling or multipurpose building and a part of the land, up to 10 acres, upon which it is built. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 6201
• Household: means a claimant and spouse and members of the household for whom the claimant under this chapter is entitled to claim an exemption as a dependent under Part 8 for the year for which relief is requested. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 6201
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72