Purchasing Selling and Removing

Purchasing, selling, or removing land currently enrolled in the QFP

• Transferring land to a new owner 
• Request to remove land from the QFP (PDF)  

To keep a QFP property in the program after a transfer of ownership, the new landowners must:

• Submit a completed transfer application form to MDARD. The application must include a copy of the executed deed or land contract conveying ownership to the new landowner and a copy of the forest management plan.
• File a copy of the revised QFP taxable value affidavit in the county register of deeds office.

The affidavit is provided by MDARD and includes a tax parcel number and legal description, the name of the new property owner, and a statement that the property qualifies for the exemption and that the new landowner will continue to manage the property according to the forest management plan on file.