Court Opinion

ID: 9543786
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:49:14.489816+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:11:12.322165
License: Public Domain

Schwellenbach, J.
(concurring)—In the act, the department was given authority, by rule and regulation, to fix ceiling values on home property. The initiative then defined “value” as follows:
“Value shall be the current fair market value, less liens and encumbrances of record.”
The department then made Rule 411.212-R:
“In evaluating real property claimed by an A-R as a home, it is necessary for .the CWD (County Welfare Department) to make three separate determinations, as follows: U
“3. Is the applicant’s equity in the property less than the ceiling value?
“In evaluating this the CWD will need to know:
“(a) The legal description of the property.
“(b) The names of all persons having any legal title to the property and the names of all persons holding recorded encumbrances on the property (including delinquent taxes); and the terms and conditions of all such interests and encumbrances, including balance due.
“(c) Fair market value of the property.
*788“(d) Applicant’s net equity in the property.” (Italics mine.)
The department of social security, therefore, by its rules and regulations, attempted to modify the statute relating to eligibility of a recipient to continue to receive old age assistance, and set up a new standard of eligibility, contrary to the clear words of the statute.