Form L-9 – Affidavit for Real Property Tax Waiver: Resident Decedent
Use this form for dates of death on or after 1/1/2018
For dates of death before 1/1/2018, use Form L-9(A)
This form can be completed by:
The executor;
Administrator; or
Joint tenant of the property for which a waiver is requested.
ELIGIBILITY
All beneficiaries
of this estate must be one of the following Class A beneficiaries:
Spouse or civil union partner;
Child (includes legally adopted child), grandchild, great-grandchild, etc.;
Parent or grandparent;
Step-child (but not step-grandchildren);
Domestic partner (on or after 7/10/04).
You may not use Form L-9 if any of the following conditions exist:
The real estate was held as “tenants by the entirety” (jointly by spouse/civil union partner) and the
spouse/civil union partner is surviving.
Note: No waiver is needed for this property, and none will be issued;
Any asset of the decedent valued at $500 or more passes to any beneficiary other than the Class A beneficiaries
listed above;
The relationship of a mutually acknowledged child is claimed to exist;
When there is any New Jersey Inheritance Tax or Estate Tax due.
Note: If a trust agreement either exists or is created by the will, the Division may require a full return should the terms
of the trust indicate a possible Inheritance Tax. A waiver would not then be issued from this form.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Copy of the decedent’s will, codicils and related writings, and any trust agreements;
Copy of the Deed for the property listed on the form;
Copy of Executor’s or Administrator’s certificate (letters of testamentary or of administration);
Copy of the decedent’s death certificate.
This form is not a tax waiver. Do not file with the County Clerk.
Mail this completed form to:
NJ Division of Taxation
Inheritance and Estate Tax Branch
3 John Fitch Way, 6th Floor
PO Box 249
Trenton, NJ 08695-0249
You can obtain more information about the use of Form L-9 by calling the Inheritance and Estate Tax Branch at
(609) 292-5033 or by visiting the Division of Taxation website at nj.gov/taxation
This Form May Be Reproduced in its Entirety.
(11/19)