Letter from attorney to opposing counsel requesting documentation concerning homestead exemption for change of venue motion.
Homestead Act Information For Students In Middlesex
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Liens. A “lien” is a legal claim that gives a creditor the right to take your property if you do not repay a debt . A lien can be placed on your home before and after you file a declaration of homestead, but no one can collect on the lien(s) that were placed on your home after you filed a declaration of homestead.
The Massachusetts Homestead Act is a law under which a homeowner is protected by an Estate of Homestead. A homestead estate provides limited protection of the value of the home, up to $1,000,000, against unsecured creditor claims.
The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to live on and “improve” their plot by cultivating the land.
If you own and occupy (or intend to occupy) your home as a principal residence, you can file a homestead protection.
A document used when an individual transfers their primary residence (also referred to as a homestead estate) to a revocable trust to ensure the homestead estate continues to receive full homestead protection under Massachusetts law.
To protect the value of your property up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) per residence, per family, you must file a document called a “Declaration of Homestead”. You can file this form at the Registry of Deeds in the county or district where your property is located, referencing the title/deed to the property.
Specifically, homestead laws allow individuals to declare a portion of their property as "homestead" and therefore protected from a forced sale. Under New York's homestead protection law, the amount property owners may declare exempt varies based on county location and range from $75,000 to $150,000.
In order for homeowners in Massachusetts to protect the value of their property up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per residence, per family, you must file a document called a “Declaration of Homestead”.
A Declaration of Homestead may be declared and recorded by owners of real property on their principal place of residence to protect his/her home from forced sale in satisfaction of certain types of creditors' claims.
