Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-85

The words “any resident of this state”, when used in any section of the general statutes as applied to the eligibility of veterans or their relatives for tax exemption, mean a resident on the date of assessment of the property concerning which exemption is claimed, and record ownership of the property in question by husband or wife, or other claimant, on the date of assessment shall be held necessary to the exemption of all or any part of the ensuing tax.