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Exemption: Real property, including co-op or mobile home, or burial plot to $27,900; unused portion of homestead to $13,950 may be applied to any property

Citation: Stat. - 11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(1), (d)(5)

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11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(1), (d)(5):
§ 522. Exemptions

(a) In this section--

(1) "dependent" includes spouse, whether or not actually dependent; and
(2) "value" means fair market value as of the date of the filing of the petition or, with respect to property that becomes property of the estate after such date, as of the date such property becomes property of the estate.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding section 541 of this title, an individual debtor may exempt from property of the estate the property listed in either paragraph (2) or, in the alternative, paragraph (3) of this subsection. In joint cases filed under section 302 of this title and individual cases filed under section 301 or 303 of this title by or against debtors who are husband and wife, and whose estates are ordered to be jointly administered under Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, one debtor may not elect to exempt property listed in paragraph (2) and the other debtor elect to exempt property listed in paragraph (3) of this subsection. If the parties cannot agree on the alternative to be elected, they shall be deemed to elect paragraph (2), where such election is permitted under the law of the jurisdiction where the case is filed.

(2) Property listed in this paragraph is property that is specified under subsection (d), unless the State law that is applicable to the debtor under paragraph (3)(A) specifically does not so authorize.

(3) Property listed in this paragraph is--

(A) subject to subsections (o) and (p), any property that is exempt under Federal law, other than subsection (d) of this section, or State or local law that is applicable on the date of the filing of the petition at the place in which the debtor's domicile has been located for the 730 days immediately
preceding the date of the filing of the petition or if the debtor's domicile has not been located at a single State for such 730-day period, the place in which the debtor's domicile was located for 180 days immediately preceding the 730-day period or for a longer portion of such 180-day period than in any other place;
(B) any interest in property in which the debtor had, immediately before the commencement of the case, an interest as a tenant by the entirety or joint tenant to the extent that such interest as a tenant by the entirety or joint tenant is exempt from process under applicable nonbankruptcy law; and
(C) retirement funds to the extent that those funds are in a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

If the effect of the domiciliary requirement under subparagraph (A) is to render the debtor ineligible for any exemption, the debtor may elect to exempt property that is specified under subsection (d).

(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C) and subsection (d)(12), the following shall apply:

(A) If the retirement funds are in a retirement fund that has received a favorable determination under section 7805 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and that determination is in effect as of the date of the filing of the petition in a case under this title, those funds shall be presumed to be exempt from the estate.
(B) If the retirement funds are in a retirement fund that has not received a favorable determination under such section 7805, those funds are exempt from the estate if the debtor demonstrates that--
(i) no prior determination to the contrary has been made by a court or the Internal Revenue Service; and
(ii)(I) the retirement fund is in substantial compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
(II) the retirement fund fails to be in substantial compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the debtor is not materially responsible for that failure.
(C) A direct transfer of retirement funds from 1 fund or account that is exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, under section 401(a)(31) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or otherwise, shall not cease to qualify
for exemption under paragraph (3)(C) or subsection (d)(12) by reason of such direct transfer.
(D)(i) Any distribution that qualifies as an eligible rollover distribution within the meaning of section 402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or that is described in clause (ii) shall not cease to qualify for exemption under paragraph (3)(C) or subsection (d)(12) by reason of such distribution.
(ii) A distribution described in this clause is an amount that--
(I) has been distributed from a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(II) to the extent allowed by law, is deposited in such a fund or account not later than 60 days after the distribution of such amount.

(c) Unless the case is dismissed, property exempted under this section is not liable during or after the case for any debt of the debtor that arose, or that is determined under section 502 of this title as if such debt had arisen, before the commencement of the case, except--

(1) a debt of a kind specified in paragraph (1) or (5) of section 523(a) (in which case, notwithstanding any provision of applicable nonbankruptcy law to
the contrary, such property shall be liable for a debt of a kind specified in section 523(a)(5));
(2) a debt secured by a lien that is--
(A)(i) not avoided under subsection (f) or (g) of this section or under section 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a) of this title; and
(ii) not void under section 506(d) of this title;
(B) a tax lien, notice of which is properly filed;
(3) a debt of a kind specified in section 523(a)(4) or 523(a)(6) of this title owed by an institution-affiliated party of an insured depository institution to a Federal depository institutions regulatory agency acting in its capacity as conservator, receiver, or liquidating agent for such institution; or
(4) a debt in connection with fraud in the obtaining or providing of any scholarship, grant, loan, tuition, discount, award, or other financial assistance for purposes of financing an education at an institution of higher education (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).

(d) The following property may be exempted under subsection (b)(2) of this section:

(1) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $18,450 [FN1] in value, in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(2) The debtor's interest, not to exceed $2,950 [FN1] in value, in one motor vehicle.
(3) The debtor's interest, not to exceed $475 [FN1] in value in any particular item or $9,850 [FN1] in aggregate value, in household furnishings, household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, books, animals, crops, or musical instruments, that are held primarily for the personal, family, or household use of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(4) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $1,225 [FN1] in value, in jewelry held primarily for the personal, family, or household use of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(5) The debtor's aggregate interest in any property, not to exceed in value $975 [FN1] plus up to $9,250 [FN1] of any unused amount of the exemption provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(6) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $1,850 [FN1] in value, in any implements, professional books, or tools, of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor.
(7) Any unmatured life insurance contract owned by the debtor, other than a credit life insurance contract.
(8) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed in value $9,850 [FN1] less any amount of property of the estate transferred in the manner specified in section 542(d) of this title, in any accrued dividend or interest under, or loan value of, any unmatured life insurance contract owned by the debtor under which the insured is the debtor or an individual of whom the debtor is a dependent.
(9) Professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(10) The debtor's right to receive--
(A) a social security benefit, unemployment compensation, or a local public assistance benefit;
(B) a veterans' benefit;
(C) a disability, illness, or unemployment benefit;
(D) alimony, support, or separate maintenance, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor;
(E) a payment under a stock bonus, pension, profitsharing, annuity, or similar plan or contract on account of illness, disability, death, age, or length of service, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor, unless--
(i) such plan or contract was established by or under the auspices of an insider that employed the debtor at the time the debtor's rights under such plan or contract arose;
(ii) such payment is on account of age or length of service; and
(iii) such plan or contract does not qualify under section 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), or 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(11) The debtor's right to receive, or property that is traceable to--
(A) an award under a crime victim's reparation law;
(B) a payment on account of the wrongful death of an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor;
(C) a payment under a life insurance contract that insured the life of an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent on the date of such individual's death, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor;
(D) a payment, not to exceed $18,450, [FN1] on account of personal bodily
injury, not including pain and suffering or compensation for actual pecuniary loss, of the debtor or an individual of whom the debtor is a dependent; or
(E) a payment in compensation of loss of future earnings of the debtor or an individual of whom the debtor is or was a dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor.
(12) Retirement funds to the extent that those funds are in a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(e) A waiver of an exemption executed in favor of a creditor that holds an unsecured claim against the debtor is unenforceable in a case under this title with respect to such claim against property that the debtor may exempt under subsection (b) of this section. A waiver by the debtor of a power under subsection (f) or (h) of this section to avoid a transfer, under subsection (g) or (i) of this section to exempt property, or under subsection (i) of this section to recover property or to preserve a transfer, is unenforceable in a case under this title.

(f)(1) Notwithstanding any waiver of exemptions but subject to paragraph (3), the debtor may avoid the fixing of a lien on an interest of the debtor in property to the extent that such lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor would have been entitled under subsection (b) of this section, if such lien is--

(A) a judicial lien, other than a judicial lien that secures a debt of a kind that is specified in section 523(a)(5); or
(B) a nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money security interest in any--
(i) household furnishings, household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, books, animals, crops, musical instruments, or jewelry that are held primarily for the personal, family, or household use of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor;
(ii) implements, professional books, or tools, of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor; or
(iii) professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.

(2)(A) For the purposes of this subsection, a lien shall be considered to impair an exemption to the extent that the sum of--

(i) the lien;
(ii) all other liens on the property; and
(iii) the amount of the exemption that the debtor could claim if there were no liens on the property; exceeds the value that the debtor's interest in the property would have in the absence of any liens.

(B) In the case of a property subject to more than 1 lien, a lien that has been avoided shall not be considered in making the calculation under subparagraph (A) with respect to other liens.

(C) This paragraph shall not apply with respect to a judgment arising out of a mortgage foreclosure.

(3) In a case in which State law that is applicable to the debtor--

(A) permits a person to voluntarily waive a right to claim exemptions under
subsection (d) or prohibits a debtor from claiming exemptions under subsection (d); and
(B) either permits the debtor to claim exemptions under State law without limitation in amount, except to the extent that the debtor has permitted the fixing of a consensual lien on any property or prohibits avoidance of a consensual lien on property otherwise eligible to be claimed as exempt property;

the debtor may not avoid the fixing of a lien on an interest of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor in property if the lien is a nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money security interest in implements, professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor or farm animals or crops of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor to the extent the value of such implements, professional books, tools of the trade, animals, and crops exceeds $5,000.

(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the term "household goods" means--

(i) clothing;
(ii) furniture;
(iii) appliances;
(iv) 1 radio;
(v) 1 television;
(vi) 1 VCR;
(vii) linens;
(viii) china;
(ix) crockery;
(x) kitchenware;
(xi) educational materials and educational equipment primarily for the use of minor dependent children of the debtor;
(xii) medical equipment and supplies;
(xiii) furniture exclusively for the use of minor children, or elderly or disabled dependents of the debtor;
(xiv) personal effects (including the toys and hobby equipment of minor dependent children and wedding rings) of the debtor and the dependents of the debtor; and
(xv) 1 personal computer and related equipment.

(B) The term "household goods" does not include--

(i) works of art (unless by or of the debtor, or any relative of the debtor);
(ii) electronic entertainment equipment with a fair market value of more than $500 in the aggregate (except 1 television, 1 radio, and 1 VCR);
(iii) items acquired as antiques with a fair market value of more than $500 in the aggregate;
(iv) jewelry with a fair market value of more than $500 in the aggregate (except wedding rings); and
(v) a computer (except as otherwise provided for in this section), motor vehicle (including a tractor or lawn tractor), boat, or a motorized recreational device, conveyance, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft.

(g) Notwithstanding sections 550 and 551 of this title, the debtor may exempt under subsection (b) of this section property that the trustee recovers under section 510(c)(2), 542, 543, 550, 551, or 553 of this title, to the extent that the debtor could have exempted such property under subsection (b) of this section if such property had not been transferred, if--

(1)(A) such transfer was not a voluntary transfer of such property by the
debtor; and
(B) the debtor did not conceal such property; or
(2) the debtor could have avoided such transfer under subsection (f)(1)(B) of this section.

(h) The debtor may avoid a transfer of property of the debtor or recover a setoff to the extent that the debtor could have exempted such property under subsection (g)(1) of this section if the trustee had avoided such transfer, if--

(1) such transfer is avoidable by the trustee under section 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a) of this title or recoverable by the trustee under section 553 of this title; and
(2) the trustee does not attempt to avoid such transfer.

(i)(1) If the debtor avoids a transfer or recovers a setoff under subsection (f) or (h) of this section, the debtor may recover in the manner prescribed by, and subject to the limitations of, section 550 of this title, the same as if the trustee had avoided such transfer, and may exempt any property so recovered under subsection (b) of this section.

(2) Notwithstanding section 551 of this title, a transfer avoided under section 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a) of this title, under subsection (f) or (h) of this section, or property recovered under section 553 of this title, may be preserved for the benefit of the debtor to the extent that the debtor may exempt such property under subsection (g) of this section or paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(j) Notwithstanding subsections (g) and (i) of this section, the debtor may exempt a particular kind of property under subsections (g) and (i) of this section only to the extent that the debtor has exempted less property in value of such kind than that to which the debtor is entitled under subsection (b) of this section.

(k) Property that the debtor exempts under this section is not liable for payment of any administrative expense except--

(1) the aliquot share of the costs and expenses of avoiding a transfer of property that the debtor exempts under subsection (g) of this section, or of recovery of such property, that is attributable to the value of the portion of such property exempted in relation to the value of the property recovered; and
(2) any costs and expenses of avoiding a transfer under subsection (f) or (h) of this section, or of recovery of property under subsection (i)(1) of this section, that the debtor has not paid.

(l) The debtor shall file a list of property that the debtor claims as exempt under subsection (b) of this section. If the debtor does not file such a list, a dependent of the debtor may file such a list, or may claim property as exempt from property of the estate on behalf of the debtor. Unless a party in interest objects, the property claimed as exempt on such list is exempt.

(m) Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), this section shall apply separately with respect to each debtor in a joint case.

(n) For assets in individual retirement accounts described in section 408 or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, other than a simplified employee pension under section 408(k) of such Code or a simple retirement account under section 408(p) of such Code, the aggregate value of such assets exempted under this section, without regard to amounts attributable to rollover contributions under section 402(c), 402(e)(6), 403(a)(4), 403(a) (5), and 403(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and earnings thereon, shall not exceed $1,000,000 in a case filed by a debtor who is an individual, except that such amount may be increased if the interests of justice so require.

(o) For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(A), and notwithstanding subsection (a), the value of an interest in--

(1) real or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
(2) a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
(3) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor; or
(4) real or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor
claims as a homestead;

shall be reduced to the extent that such value is attributable to any portion of any property that the debtor disposed of in the 10-year period ending on the date of the filing of the petition with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor and that the debtor could not exempt, or that portion that the debtor could not exempt, under subsection (b), if on such date the debtor had held the property so disposed of.

(p)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and sections 544 and 548, as a result of electing under subsection (b)(3)(A) to exempt property under State or local law, a debtor may not exempt any amount of interest that was acquired by the debtor during the 1215-day period preceding the date of the filing of the petition that exceeds in the aggregate $125,000 in value in--

(A) real or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
(B) a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the
debtor uses as a residence;
(C) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor; or
(D) real or personal property that the debtor or dependent of the debtor claims as a homestead.

(2)(A) The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply to an exemption claimed under subsection (b)(3)(A) by a family farmer for the principal residence of such farmer.

(B) For purposes of paragraph (1), any amount of such interest does not include any interest transferred from a debtor's previous principal residence (which was acquired prior to the beginning of such 1215-day period) into the debtor's current principal residence, if the debtor's previous and current residences are located in the same State.

(q)(1) As a result of electing under subsection (b)(3)(A) to exempt property under State or local law, a debtor may not exempt any amount of an interest in property described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (p)(1) which exceeds in the aggregate $125,000 if--

(A) the court determines, after notice and a hearing, that the debtor has been convicted of a felony (as defined in section 3156 of title 18), which under the circumstances, demonstrates that the filing of the case was an abuse of the provisions of this title; or
(B) the debtor owes a debt arising from--
(i) any violation of the Federal securities laws (as defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), any State securities laws, or any regulation or order issued under Federal securities laws or State securities laws;
(ii) fraud, deceit, or manipulation in a fiduciary capacity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any security registered under section 12 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or under section 6 of the Securities Act of 1933;
(iii) any civil remedy under section 1964 of title 18; or
(iv) any criminal act, intentional tort, or willful or reckless misconduct that caused serious physical injury or death to another individual in the preceding 5 years.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent the amount of an interest in property described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (p)(1) is reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 95-598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2586; Pub.L. 98-353, Title III, �� 306, 453, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 353, 375; Pub.L. 99-514, � 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub.L. 99-554, Title II, � 283(i), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3117; Pub.L. 101-647, Title XXV, � 2522(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4866; Pub.L. 103-394, Title I, � 108(d), Title III, �� 303, 304(d), 310, Title V, § 501(d)(12), Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4112, 4132, 4133, 4137, 4145; Pub.L. 106-420, § 4, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1868; Pub.L. 109-8, Title II, §§ 216, 224(a), (e)(1), Title III, §§ 307, 308, 313(a), 322(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 55, 62, 65, 81, 87, 96.)

[FN1] Dollar amount as adjusted by the Judicial Conference of the United States. See Adjustment of Dollar Amounts notes set out under this section and
11 U.S.C.A. § 104.
Last Amended: 2010
2010
(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2586; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, §§ 306, 453, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 353, 375; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 283(i), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3117; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2522(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4866; Pub. L. 103–394, title I, § 108(d), title III, §§ 303, 304(d), 310, title V, § 501(d)(12), Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4112, 4132, 4133, 4137, 4145; Pub. L. 106–420, § 4, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1868; Pub. L. 109–8, title II, §§ 216, 224(a), (e)(1), title III, §§ 307, 308, 313(a), 322(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 55, 62, 65, 81, 87, 96; Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(17), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3559.)
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50 State Homestead Exemptions

  • Alaska Stat. § 09.38.010 (a) - $72,900 (joint owners may each claim a portion, but total can't exceed $72,900)
  • Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 95.030 (a) - $72,900 (joint owners may each claim a portion, but total can't exceed $72,900)
  • Ala. Code § 6-10-2 - Real property or mobile home to $18,800 (Increased to $18,800 on April 1, 2024); property cannot exceed 160 acres (husband & wife may double)
  • Ala. Code § 6-10-20 - Must record homestead declaration before attempted sale of home
  • Ala. Code § 6-10-4 - Real property or mobile home to $18,800 (Increased to $18,800 on April 1, 2024); property cannot exceed 160 acres (husband & wife may double)
  • Ark. Const. Art. 9, § 3 - 1. For married person or head of family: unlimited exemption on real or personal property used as residence to 1/4 acre in city, town, or village, or 80 acres elsewhere; if property is between 1/4—1 acre in city, town, or village, or 80-160 acres elsewhere, additional limit is $2,500; homestead may not exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Ark. Const. Art. 9, § 4 - 1. For married person or head of family: unlimited exemption on real or personal property used as residence to 1/4 acre in city, town, or village, or 80 acres elsewhere; if property is between 1/4—1 acre in city, town, or village, or 80-160 acres elsewhere, additional limit is $2,500; homestead may not exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Ark. Const. Art. 9, § 5 - 1. For married person or head of family: unlimited exemption on real or personal property used as residence to 1/4 acre in city, town, or village, or 80 acres elsewhere; if property is between 1/4—1 acre in city, town, or village, or 80-160 acres elsewhere, additional limit is $2,500; homestead may not exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-210 - 1. For married person or head of family: unlimited exemption on real or personal property used as residence to 1/4 acre in city, town, or village, or 80 acres elsewhere; if property is between 1/4—1 acre in city, town, or village, or 80-160 acres elsewhere, additional limit is $2,500; homestead may not exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-218 (b)(3), (4) - 1. For married person or head of family: unlimited exemption on real or personal property used as residence to 1/4 acre in city, town, or village, or 80 acres elsewhere; if property is between 1/4—1 acre in city, town, or village, or 80-160 acres elsewhere, additional limit is $2,500; homestead may not exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • In re Stevens, 829 F.2d 693 (8th Cir. 1987) - 1. For married person or head of family: unlimited exemption on real or personal property used as residence to 1/4 acre in city, town, or village, or 80 acres elsewhere; if property is between 1/4—1 acre in city, town, or village, or 80-160 acres elsewhere, additional limit is $2,500; homestead may not exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-218 (a)(1) - 2. Real or personal property used as residence to $800 if single; $1,250 if married
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1101 (A) - Real property, an apartment, or mobile home you occupy to $400,000; sale proceeds exempt 18 months after sale or until new home purchased, whichever occurs first (husband & wife may not double)
  • Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1102 - May record homestead declaration to clarify which one of multiple eligible parcels is being claimed as homestead
  • In re Talmadge, 832 F.2d 1120 (9th Cir 1987) - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $31,950; unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.710 - The amount of the homestead exemption is the greater of the following: (1) The countywide median sale price for a single-family home in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the judgment debtor claims the exemption, not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($678,391*). (2) Three hundred thousand dollars ($339,196*). (* adjusted annually for inflation, beginning on January 1, 2022.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.720 - The amount of the homestead exemption is the greater of the following: (1) The countywide median sale price for a single-family home in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the judgment debtor claims the exemption, not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($678,391*). (2) Three hundred thousand dollars ($339,196*). (* adjusted annually for inflation, beginning on January 1, 2022.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.730 - The amount of the homestead exemption is the greater of the following: (1) The countywide median sale price for a single-family home in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the judgment debtor claims the exemption, not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($678,391*). (2) Three hundred thousand dollars ($339,196*). (* adjusted annually for inflation, beginning on January 1, 2022.
  • In re McFall, 112 B.R. 336 (9th Cir. B.A.P. 1990) - The amount of the homestead exemption is the greater of the following: (1) The countywide median sale price for a single-family home in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the judgment debtor claims the exemption, not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($678,391*). (2) Three hundred thousand dollars ($339,196*). (* adjusted annually for inflation, beginning on January 1, 2022.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.920 - May file homestead declaration to protect exemption amount from attachment of judicial liens and to protect proceeds of voluntary sale for 6 months.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.950 - May file homestead declaration to protect exemption amount from attachment of judicial liens and to protect proceeds of voluntary sale for 6 months.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.960 - May file homestead declaration to protect exemption amount from attachment of judicial liens and to protect proceeds of voluntary sale for 6 months.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.150 (c) - The amount of the homestead exemption is the greater of the following: (1) The countywide median sale price for a single-family home in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the judgment debtor claims the exemption, not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($678,391*). (2) Three hundred thousand dollars ($339,196*). (* adjusted annually for inflation, beginning on January 1, 2022.
  • Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(1) - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $31,950; unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-204 - Spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-201 - Real property, mobile home, manufactured home, or house trailer you occupy to $250,000; $350,000 if owner, spouse, or dependent is disabled or age 60 or older; sale proceeds exempt 3 years after received if kept separate and apart from other moneys. (husband & wife may double). Includes all dwellings including manufactured homes, a vehicle and any trailer, water vessel, camper coach, mounted equipment, railway car, shipping or cargo container, shed, or tiny home (with or without wheels).
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-201.6 - Real property, mobile home, manufactured home, or house trailer you occupy to $250,000; $350,000 if owner, spouse, or dependent is disabled or age 60 or older; sale proceeds exempt 3 years after received if kept separate and apart from other moneys. (husband & wife may double). Includes all dwellings including manufactured homes, a vehicle and any trailer, water vessel, camper coach, mounted equipment, railway car, shipping or cargo container, shed, or tiny home (with or without wheels).
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-203 - Real property, mobile home, manufactured home, or house trailer you occupy to $250,000; $350,000 if owner, spouse, or dependent is disabled or age 60 or older; sale proceeds exempt 3 years after received if kept separate and apart from other moneys. (husband & wife may double). Includes all dwellings including manufactured homes, a vehicle and any trailer, water vessel, camper coach, mounted equipment, railway car, shipping or cargo container, shed, or tiny home (with or without wheels).
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-207 - Real property, mobile home, manufactured home, or house trailer you occupy to $250,000; $350,000 if owner, spouse, or dependent is disabled or age 60 or older; sale proceeds exempt 3 years after received if kept separate and apart from other moneys. (husband & wife may double). Includes all dwellings including manufactured homes, a vehicle and any trailer, water vessel, camper coach, mounted equipment, railway car, shipping or cargo container, shed, or tiny home (with or without wheels).
  • In re Pastrana, 216 B.R. 948 (Colo. 1998) - Real property, mobile home, manufactured home, or house trailer you occupy to $250,000; $350,000 if owner, spouse, or dependent is disabled or age 60 or older; sale proceeds exempt 3 years after received if kept separate and apart from other moneys. (husband & wife may double). Includes all dwellings including manufactured homes, a vehicle and any trailer, water vessel, camper coach, mounted equipment, railway car, shipping or cargo container, shed, or tiny home (with or without wheels).
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-201.7 - Real property, mobile home, manufactured home, or house trailer you occupy to $250,000; $350,000 if owner, spouse, or dependent is disabled or age 60 or older; sale proceeds exempt 3 years after received if kept separate and apart from other moneys. (husband & wife may double). Includes all dwellings including manufactured homes, a vehicle and any trailer, water vessel, camper coach, mounted equipment, railway car, shipping or cargo container, shed, or tiny home (with or without wheels).
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352a (e) - Real property, co-op, including mobile or manufactured home, to $250,000. (Effective October 1, 2021. See: PA 21-161—HB 6466)
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (t) - Real property, co-op, including mobile or manufactured home, to $250,000. (Effective October 1, 2021. See: PA 21-161—HB 6466)
  • D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(14) - Any property used as a residence or co-op that debtor or debtor's dependent uses as a residence
  • In re Hovatter, 25 B.R. 123 (D. Del.Bankr. 1982) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4914 (c)(1) - Equity in real property or equity in a manufactured home that is debtors principal residence not to exceed $125,000. (joint filers may not double)
  • In re Kelley, 361 B.R. 629 (D.Del 2004) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.01 - Real or personal property including mobile or modular home to unlimited value; cannot exceed half acre in municipality or 160 acres elsewhere; spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption (husband & wife may double)
  • Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.02 - Real or personal property including mobile or modular home to unlimited value; cannot exceed half acre in municipality or 160 acres elsewhere; spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption (husband & wife may double)
  • Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.03 - Real or personal property including mobile or modular home to unlimited value; cannot exceed half acre in municipality or 160 acres elsewhere; spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption (husband & wife may double)
  • Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.05 - Real or personal property including mobile or modular home to unlimited value; cannot exceed half acre in municipality or 160 acres elsewhere; spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption (husband & wife may double)
  • Fla. Const. Art.10, § 4 - Real or personal property including mobile or modular home to unlimited value; cannot exceed half acre in municipality or 160 acres elsewhere; spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption (husband & wife may double)
  • In re Colwell, 196 F.3d 1225 (11th Cir. 1999) - Real or personal property including mobile or modular home to unlimited value; cannot exceed half acre in municipality or 160 acres elsewhere; spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption (husband & wife may double)
  • Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.01 - May file homestead declaration
  • Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Hill, 197 F.3d 1135 (11th Cir Fla. 1999) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • In re Taylor, 320 B.R. 214 (Bkrtcy.N.D.Ga., 2005) - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $21,500 ($43,000 if married, and the property is solely owned by one spouse); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(1); - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $21,500 ($43,000 if married, and the property is solely owned by one spouse); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
  • Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(6) - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $21,500 ($43,000 if married, and the property is solely owned by one spouse); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
  • Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-93 - Head of family or over 65 to $30,000; all others to $20,000; property cannot exceed 1 acre; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-91 - Head of family or over 65 to $30,000; all others to $20,000; property cannot exceed 1 acre; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-92 - Head of family or over 65 to $30,000; all others to $20,000; property cannot exceed 1 acre; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-96 - Head of family or over 65 to $30,000; all others to $20,000; property cannot exceed 1 acre; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Iowa Code § 561.4 - May record homestead declaration
  • Iowa Code § 499A.18 - Real property or an apartment to an unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1/2 acre in town or city, 40 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Iowa Code § 561.2 - Real property or an apartment to an unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1/2 acre in town or city, 40 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Iowa Code § 561.16 - Real property or an apartment to an unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1/2 acre in town or city, 40 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Idaho Code § 55-1004 - Must record homestead exemption for property that is not yet occupied
  • Idaho Code § 55-1001 - Real property or mobile home to $175,000*; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months (husband and wife may not double) (* increased from $100,000 - March 2020)
  • Idaho Code § 55-1003 - Real property or mobile home to $175,000*; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months (husband and wife may not double) (* increased from $100,000 - March 2020)
  • Idaho Code § 55-1113 - Real property or mobile home to $175,000*; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months (husband and wife may not double) (* increased from $100,000 - March 2020)
  • 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-902 - Spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption
  • 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-901 - Real or personal property including a farm, lot, & buildings, condo, co-op, or mobile home to $15,000 (husband and wife may double); sale proceeds exempt for 1 year
  • 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-906 - Real or personal property including a farm, lot, & buildings, condo, co-op, or mobile home to $15,000 (husband and wife may double); sale proceeds exempt for 1 year
  • Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2.5 - Real or personal property used as residence to $22,750* (husband and wife may double); (*adjusted for inflation every six years)
  • Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(5) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts incurred by only one spouse
  • Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(1) - Real or personal property used as residence to $22,750* (husband and wife may double); (*adjusted for inflation every six years)
  • Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c) - Real or personal property used as residence to $22,750* (husband and wife may double); (*adjusted for inflation every six years)
  • Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2301 - Real property or mobile home you occupy or intend to occupy to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or city, 160 acres on farm. (New in 2011: If existing homestead land is annexed by city, homestead retains its prior protection despite annexation.)
  • Kan. Const. art. 15 § 9 - Real property or mobile home you occupy or intend to occupy to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or city, 160 acres on farm. (New in 2011: If existing homestead land is annexed by city, homestead retains its prior protection despite annexation.)
  • Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.090 - Real or personal property used as residence to $5,000; sale proceeds exempt
  • Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.060 - Real or personal property used as residence to $5,000; sale proceeds exempt
  • La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 20:1 (A)(1),(2),(3) - Property you occupy to $35,000 (if debt is result of catastrophic or terminal illness or injury, limit is full value of property as of 1 year before filing); cannot exceed 5 acres in city or town, 200 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3881 - Disaster relief insurance proceeds for exempt property
  • La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 20:1 (B) - Spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption; spouse given home in divorce gets homestead
  • Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 1 - Automatic homestead $125,000; "Declared homestead" to $500,000 for property you occupy or intend to occupy (including mobile home); (co-owners may not double) (special rules if over 62 or disabled, may double to 1,000,00).
  • Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 2 - Automatic homestead $125,000; "Declared homestead" to $500,000 for property you occupy or intend to occupy (including mobile home); (co-owners may not double) (special rules if over 62 or disabled, may double to 1,000,00).
  • Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 5 - Automatic homestead $125,000; "Declared homestead" to $500,000 for property you occupy or intend to occupy (including mobile home); (co-owners may not double) (special rules if over 62 or disabled, may double to 1,000,00).
  • In re Peirce, 467 B.R. 260 (Bankr.D.Minn. 2012) - Automatic homestead $125,000; "Declared homestead" to $500,000 for property you occupy or intend to occupy (including mobile home); (co-owners may not double) (special rules if over 62 or disabled, may double to 1,000,00).
  • Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 2 - Special rules for elderly and disabled.
  • Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 7 - Spouse or children of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption
  • Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 1 - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debt for non-necessity owed by only one spouse.
  • In re Birney, 200 F.3d 225 (4th Cir. 1999) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety is exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Md. Code Ann., [Cts. & Jud. Proc.] § 11-504 (f) - Owner occupied residential property or condo or co-op or or a manufactured home that has been converted to real property pursuant to Real Property § 8B-201, to $27,900 (husband and wife may not double), can only be claimed once every 8 years. (Note:Maryland homestead cap is equal to the Federal inflation-adjusted homestead amount, as of April 1, 2022, adjusted for inflation every 3 years.)
  • Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (1) - Real or personal property (including cooperative) used as residence to $80,00; if debtor has minor dependents in residence, to $160,000; if debtor over age 60 or physically or mentally disabled, $160,000 (joint debtors in this category may double); proceeds of sale exempt for six months
  • In re Lindstrom, 331 B.R. 267 (E.D. Mich. 2006) - Real property including condo to $46,125, $69,200 if 65 or older or disabled; property cannot exceed 1 lot in town, village, city, or 40 acres elsewhere; spouse or children of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption. Spouses or unmarried co-owners may not double.
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(m) - Real property including condo to $46,125, $69,200 if 65 or older or disabled; property cannot exceed 1 lot in town, village, city, or 40 acres elsewhere; spouse or children of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption. Spouses or unmarried co-owners may not double.
  • Vinson v. Dakmak, 347 B.R. 620 (E.D. Mich 2006) - Real property including condo to $46,125, $69,200 if 65 or older or disabled; property cannot exceed 1 lot in town, village, city, or 40 acres elsewhere; spouse or children of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption. Spouses or unmarried co-owners may not double.
  • In re Tveten, 402 N.W.2d 551 (Minn 1987) - Only reasonable amount may be exempted.
  • In re Medill, 119 B.R. 685 (D.Minn 1990) - Only reasonable amount may be exempted.
  • Minn. Stat. Ann. § 510.01 - Home and land on which it is situated to $480,000; if homestead is used for agricultural purposes, $1,125,000; cannot exceed 1/2 acre in city, 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Minn. Stat. Ann. § 510.02 - Home and land on which it is situated to $480,000; if homestead is used for agricultural purposes, $1,125,000; cannot exceed 1/2 acre in city, 160 acres elsewhere (husband & wife may not double)
  • Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 12 - Manufactured home to an unlimited value
  • In re Eads, 271 B.R. 371 (Bkrtcy. W.D. Mo. 2002) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 1.(6) - Real property to $15,000 or mobile home to $5,000 (joint owners may not double)
  • Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.475 - Real property to $15,000 or mobile home to $5,000 (joint owners may not double)
  • In re Smith,, 254 B.R. 751 (W.D. Mo. 2000) - Real property to $15,000 or mobile home to $5,000 (joint owners may not double)
  • In re Hurd, 441 BR 116 (BAP 8th Cir 2010) - Real property to $15,000 or mobile home to $5,000 (joint owners may not double)
  • Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (b)(i) - Property you own & occupy to $75,000; if over 60 and married or widowed may claim a former residence; property cannot exceed 160 acres; sale proceeds exempt
  • Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-21 - Property you own & occupy to $75,000; if over 60 and married or widowed may claim a former residence; property cannot exceed 160 acres; sale proceeds exempt
  • Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-23 - Property you own & occupy to $75,000; if over 60 and married or widowed may claim a former residence; property cannot exceed 160 acres; sale proceeds exempt
  • In re Cobbins, 234 B.R. 882 (S.D. Miss. 1999) - Mobile home does not qualify as homestead unless you own land on which it is located (see personal property)
  • Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-27 - May file homestead declaration
  • Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-31 - May file homestead declaration
  • Mont. Code Ann. § 70-32-105 - Must record homestead declaration before filing for bankruptcy
  • Mont. Code Ann. § 25-13-615 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $378,560; sale, condemnation, or insurance proceeds exempt for 18 months (increases 4% every calendar year)
  • Mont. Code Ann. § 70-32-104 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $378,560; sale, condemnation, or insurance proceeds exempt for 18 months (increases 4% every calendar year)
  • Mont. Code Ann. § 70-32-201 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $378,560; sale, condemnation, or insurance proceeds exempt for 18 months (increases 4% every calendar year)
  • Mont. Code Ann. § 70-32-213 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $378,560; sale, condemnation, or insurance proceeds exempt for 18 months (increases 4% every calendar year)
  • Mont. Code Ann. § 70-32-105 - Must record homestead declaration before filing for bankruptcy
  • N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(1),(2) - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $35,000 (husband and wife may double) ($60,000 if 65 or older and spouse is deceased); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
  • In re Chandler, 148 B.R. 13 (E.D. N.C. 1992) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-02 (7) - Real property, house trailer, or mobile home to $150,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • N.D. Cent. Code § 47-18-01 - Real property, house trailer, or mobile home to $150,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • N.D. Cent. Code § 47-18-04 (4) - Real property, house trailer, or mobile home to $150,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556 - $60,000 for head of family or unmarried person age 65 or older; cannot exceed 2 lots in city or village, 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 40-111 - $60,000 for head of family or unmarried person age 65 or older; cannot exceed 2 lots in city or village, 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 40-113 - $60,000 for head of family or unmarried person age 65 or older; cannot exceed 2 lots in city or village, 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt 6 months after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 40-105 - May record homestead declaration
  • N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 480:1 - Real property or manufactured housing (and the land it's on if you own it) to $120,000
  • Freda v. Commercial Trust Co. of New Jersey, 570 A.2d 409 (N.J. 1990) - None, but survivorship interest of a spouse in property held as tenancy by the entirety is exempt from creditors of a single spouse
  • N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-9 - $150,000 (joint owners may double). A surviving spouse may claim $300,000 if the owner's spouse died within two years prior to the date of claiming the exemption.
  • Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115.020 - Must record homestead declaration before filing for bankruptcy
  • In re Lennox, 58 B.R. 104 (D. Nev. 1986) - Real property or mobile home to $605,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115.020 - Real property or mobile home to $605,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115.005 - Real property or mobile home to $605,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 115.010 - Real property or mobile home to $605,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(m) - Real property or mobile home to $605,000 (husband & wife may not double)
  • In re Pearl, 723 F.2d 193 (2nd Cir. 1983) - Real property including co-op, condo, or mobile home, to $179,975 for the counties of Kings, New York, Queens, Bronx, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam; $149.975 for the counties of Dutchess, Albany, Columbia, Orange, Saratoga, and Ulster; $89,975 for the remaining counties in the state. (husband & wife may double)
  • N.Y. CPLR § 5206 (a) - Real property including co-op, condo, or mobile home, to $179,975 for the counties of Kings, New York, Queens, Bronx, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam; $149.975 for the counties of Dutchess, Albany, Columbia, Orange, Saratoga, and Ulster; $89,975 for the remaining counties in the state. (husband & wife may double)
  • In re Pernus, 143 B.R. 856 (N.D. Ohio 1992) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(1)(b) - Real or personal property used as residence to $161,375.
  • 31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(1) - Real property or manufactured home to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere; $5,000 limit if more than 25% of total sq. ft. area used for business purposes; okay to rent homestead as long as no other residence is acquired
  • 31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(2) - Real property or manufactured home to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere; $5,000 limit if more than 25% of total sq. ft. area used for business purposes; okay to rent homestead as long as no other residence is acquired
  • 31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 2 - Real property or manufactured home to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in city, town, or village, or 160 acres elsewhere; $5,000 limit if more than 25% of total sq. ft. area used for business purposes; okay to rent homestead as long as no other residence is acquired
  • Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.395 - Real property, mobile home or houseboat you occupy or intend to occupy to $40,000 ($50,000 for joint owners); property cannot exceed 1 block in town or city or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt 1 year from sale, if you intend to purchase another home
  • Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.402 - Real property, mobile home or houseboat you occupy or intend to occupy to $40,000 ($50,000 for joint owners); property cannot exceed 1 block in town or city or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt 1 year from sale, if you intend to purchase another home
  • Or. Rev. Stat. § 408.440 - Real property of a soldier or sailor during time of war
  • In re Wynn, 369 B.R. 605 (Bankr. D. Or 2007) - Homestead proceeds used for rent count as reinvestment within one year.
  • In re Pletz, 221 F.3d 1114 (9th Cir 2000) - Tenancy by entirety not exempt, but subject to survivorship rights of nondebtor spouse
  • In re Casserino, 379 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 2004) - Prepaid rent and security deposits for renter's dwelling
  • In re Martin, 259 B.R. 119 (M.D. Pa. 2001) - None; however, property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4.1 - $500,000 in land & buildings you occupy or intend to occupy as a principal residence
  • S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(1) - Real property, including co-op, to $67,100 (joint owners to $134,175)
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-1 - Real property to unlimited value or mobile home (larger than 240 sq. ft. at its base and registered in state at least 6 months before filing) to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds to $30,000 ($170,000 if over age 70 or widow or widower who hasn't remarried) exempt for 1 year after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-2 - Real property to unlimited value or mobile home (larger than 240 sq. ft. at its base and registered in state at least 6 months before filing) to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds to $30,000 ($170,000 if over age 70 or widow or widower who hasn't remarried) exempt for 1 year after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-3 - Real property to unlimited value or mobile home (larger than 240 sq. ft. at its base and registered in state at least 6 months before filing) to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds to $30,000 ($170,000 if over age 70 or widow or widower who hasn't remarried) exempt for 1 year after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-4 - Real property to unlimited value or mobile home (larger than 240 sq. ft. at its base and registered in state at least 6 months before filing) to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds to $30,000 ($170,000 if over age 70 or widow or widower who hasn't remarried) exempt for 1 year after sale (husband & wife may not double)
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-5 - (Gold or silver mine, mill, or smelter not exempt)
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-13 - Spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption
  • S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-31-6 - May file homestead declaration
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-301 - $5,000; $7,500 for joint owners; $25,000 if at least one dependent is a minor child. (if 62 or older, 12,500 if single; $20,000 if married; $25,000 if spouse is also 62 or older)
  • In re Arango, 136 B.R. 740 (Bankr.E.D.Tenn. 1992) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse In re Arango, 136 B.R. 740 aff'd, 992 F.2d 611 (6th Cir. 1993)
  • In re Arango, 992 F.2d 611 (6th Cir. 1993) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse In re Arango, 136 B.R. 740 aff'd, 992 F.2d 611 (6th Cir. 1993)
  • In re Arwood, 289 B.R. 889 (Bankr.E.D.Tenn. 2003) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse In re Arango, 136 B.R. 740 aff'd, 992 F.2d 611 (6th Cir. 1993)
  • In re Hogue, 286 S.W.3d 890 (S.Ct.Tenn 2009) - $5,000; $7,500 for joint owners; $25,000 if at least one dependent is a minor child. (if 62 or older, 12,500 if single; $20,000 if married; $25,000 if spouse is also 62 or older)
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-302 - $5,000; $7,500 for joint owners; $25,000 if at least one dependent is a minor child. (if 62 or older, 12,500 if single; $20,000 if married; $25,000 if spouse is also 62 or older)
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-303 - 2—15 year lease
  • Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-301 - Spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.023 - Must file homestead declaration, or court will file it for you and charge you for doing so
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.021 - Must file homestead declaration, or court will file it for you and charge you for doing so
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.022 - Must file homestead declaration, or court will file it for you and charge you for doing so
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.005 (f) - Must file homestead declaration, or court will file it for you and charge you for doing so
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.003 - Unlimited; property cannot exceed 10 acres in town, village, city or 100 acres (200 for families) elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (renting okay if another home not acquired, Prop. 41.003)
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.001 - Unlimited; property cannot exceed 10 acres in town, village, city or 100 acres (200 for families) elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (renting okay if another home not acquired, Prop. 41.003)
  • Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.002 - Unlimited; property cannot exceed 10 acres in town, village, city or 100 acres (200 for families) elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (renting okay if another home not acquired, Prop. 41.003)
  • Tex. Const. Art. 16, §Â 50 - Unlimited; property cannot exceed 10 acres in town, village, city or 100 acres (200 for families) elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (renting okay if another home not acquired, Prop. 41.003)
  • Tex. Const. Art. 16, §Â 51 - Unlimited; property cannot exceed 10 acres in town, village, city or 100 acres (200 for families) elsewhere; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale (renting okay if another home not acquired, Prop. 41.003)
  • 11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(1), (d)(5) - Real property, including co-op or mobile home, or burial plot to $27,900; unused portion of homestead to $13,950 may be applied to any property
  • 25 U.S.C. § 410 - Indian lands or homestead sales or lease proceeds
  • Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-503 (5)(b) - Sale proceeds exempt for 1 year
  • Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-504 - Must file homestead declaration before attempted sale of home
  • Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-503 (1),(2),(4) - Real property, mobile home, or water rights to $48,700 if primary residence; $5,800 if not primary residence (joint owners may double)
  • In re Williams, 104 F.3d 668 (4th Cir 1997) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Va. Code Ann. § 34-4 - $5,000 plus $500 per dependent; rents & profits; sale proceeds exempt to $5,000 (husband & wife may double, unused portion of homestead may be applied to any personal property); if 65 or older, exemption is $10,000, and (as of July 2020) an additional $25,000 if the home is a principal residence
  • Cheeseman v.Nachman,, 656 F.2d 60 (4th Cir. 1981) - $5,000 plus $500 per dependent; rents & profits; sale proceeds exempt to $5,000 (husband & wife may double, unused portion of homestead may be applied to any personal property); if 65 or older, exemption is $10,000, and (as of July 2020) an additional $25,000 if the home is a principal residence
  • Va. Code Ann. § 34-18 - $5,000 plus $500 per dependent; rents & profits; sale proceeds exempt to $5,000 (husband & wife may double, unused portion of homestead may be applied to any personal property); if 65 or older, exemption is $10,000, and (as of July 2020) an additional $25,000 if the home is a principal residence
  • Va. Code Ann. § 34-20 - $5,000 plus $500 per dependent; rents & profits; sale proceeds exempt to $5,000 (husband & wife may double, unused portion of homestead may be applied to any personal property); if 65 or older, exemption is $10,000, and (as of July 2020) an additional $25,000 if the home is a principal residence
  • In re Hoss, 233 B.R. 684 (W.D. Va 1999) - May include mobile home.
  • Va. Code Ann. § 34-6 - Must file homestead declaration before filing for bankruptcy
  • In re Bunker, 312 f.3d 145 (4th Cir 2002) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-311 - Surviving spouse may claim $15,000; if no surviving spouse, minor children may claim exemption
  • Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, § 101 - Real property or mobile home to $125,000; may also claim rents, issues, profits, & out-buildings (husband and wife may not double)
  • In re McQueen, 21 B.R. 736 (D. Ver. 1982) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
  • Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, § 105 - Spouse of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption
  • D'Avignon v. Palmisano, 34 B.R. 796 (D. Vt. 1982) - Real property or mobile home to $125,000; may also claim rents, issues, profits, & out-buildings (husband and wife may not double)
  • In re Roberge, 307 B.R. 442 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2004) - Real property or mobile home to $125,000; may also claim rents, issues, profits, & out-buildings (husband and wife may not double)
  • Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.13.040 - Must record homestead declaration before sale of home if property unimproved or home unoccupied
  • Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.13.010 - Real property, manufactured home, or mobile home from to $172,900 to $729,600, depending on county (husband and wife may not double) (S.B. 5408 effective, signed May 12, 2021)
  • Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.13.030 - Real property, manufactured home, or mobile home from to $172,900 to $729,600, depending on county (husband and wife may not double) (S.B. 5408 effective, signed May 12, 2021)
  • Wis. Stat. Ann. § 990.01 (14) - Property you occupy or intend to occupy to $75,000, not exceeding 40 acres; sale proceeds exempt for 2 years if you intend to purchase another home (husband & wife's may double)
  • Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.20 - Property you occupy or intend to occupy to $75,000, not exceeding 40 acres; sale proceeds exempt for 2 years if you intend to purchase another home (husband & wife's may double)
  • W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (a) - Real or personal property used as residence to $35,000; unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property (husband & wife may double)
  • Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-101 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $100,000 (joint owners may double)
  • Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-102 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $100,000 (joint owners may double)
  • Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-104 - Real property or mobile home you occupy to $100,000 (joint owners may double)
  • Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-103 - Spouse or child of deceased owner may claim homestead exemption