Land Management: Homestead Exemption

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Rural property owners should stay informed about local land laws to avoid sticky situations when building on or clearing land. 
Rural property owners should stay informed about local land laws to avoid sticky situations when building on or clearing land. 
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Wrestling with neighbors about easement rights can be frustrating, but try to keep things civil and come to a mutual agreement. 
Wrestling with neighbors about easement rights can be frustrating, but try to keep things civil and come to a mutual agreement. 

Rules and regulations regarding land management, homestead exemptions, easement rights and property assessments can be confusing and frustrating. The staff at MOTHER EARTH NEWS encourages you to take advantage of local resources and communicate with your neighbors for a happy neighborhood and comfortable home. 

Homestead Exemption

 Q. My husband has asked me to research the law to find out how to “homestead” our house. He says this is a procedure where you make your home safe from seizure as part of your assets, as in a court judgment, for example. In searching land law websites and even the law library I found nothing under this heading. Have you heard of this? Is it called by another name? Do you know anything about it? Where I can get information about it?

–Jean Damon
McKinleyville, CA  

A. It is no wonder you are having difficulty obtaining information on the homestead exemption. California does not have a legislative phone number for citizen information on civil laws, at least that I could find.

  • Published on Feb 1, 1998
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