ARTICLE 4. Homestead Exemption
Article 4 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2.
§§ 704.710–704.850 · 15 sections
- § 704.710 As used in this article: (a) “Dwelling” means a place where a person resides and may include but is not limited to the following: (1) A house together with the…
- § 704.720 (a) A homestead is exempt from sale under this division to the extent provided in Section 704.800. (b) If a homestead is sold under this division or is damaged…
- § 704.730 (a) 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…
- § 704.740 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the interest of a natural person in a dwelling may not be sold under this division to enforce a money judgment…
- § 704.750 (a) Promptly after a dwelling is levied upon (other than a dwelling described in subdivision (b) of Section 704.740), the levying officer shall serve notice on…
- § 704.760 The judgment creditor’s application shall be made under oath, shall describe the dwelling, and shall contain all of the following: (a) A statement whether or…
- § 704.770 (a) Upon the filing of the application by the judgment creditor, the court shall set a time and place for hearing and order the judgment debtor to show cause…
- § 704.780 (a) The burden of proof at the hearing is determined in the following manner: (1) If the records of the county tax assessor indicate that there is a current…
- § 704.790 (a) This section applies in any case where the court makes an order for sale of the dwelling upon a hearing at which none of the following appeared: (1) The…
- § 704.800 (a) If no bid is received at a sale of a homestead pursuant to a court order for sale that exceeds the amount of the homestead exemption plus any additional…
- § 704.810 Levy on a homestead that is subject to a lien or encumbrance is not by itself grounds for acceleration of the obligation secured by the lien or encumbrance,…
- § 704.820 If the dwelling is owned by the judgment debtor as a joint tenant or tenant in common or if the interest of the judgment debtor in the dwelling is a leasehold…
- § 704.830 The provisions of Sections 703.590 and 703.600 apply to proceedings under this article.
- § 704.840 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the judgment creditor is entitled to recover reasonable costs incurred in a proceeding under this article. (b) If no…
- § 704.850 (a) The levying officer shall distribute the proceeds of sale of a homestead in the following order: (1) To the discharge of all liens and encumbrances, if…