House Bill 4151e1
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HB 4151, First Engrossed/ntc
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to homestead property; amending
3 s. 222.01, F.S.; providing that a statement
4 declaring property to be a homestead for
5 purposes of exemption from forced sale shall be
6 recorded in person with the clerk of the
7 circuit court; specifying that a homestead
8 exemption granted under s. 196.031, F.S., is
9 deemed a designation of homestead as provided
10 in s. 222.01, F.S.; providing an effective
11 date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Section 222.01, Florida Statutes, is
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17 222.01 Designation of homestead by owner before
18 levy.--Whenever any person residing in this state desires to
19 avail himself or herself of the benefit of the provisions of
20 the constitution and laws exempting property as a homestead
21 from forced sale under any process of law, he or she may make
22 a statement, in writing, containing a description of the real
23 property, mobile home, or modular home claimed to be exempt
24 and declaring that the real property, mobile home, or modular
25 home is the homestead of the party in whose behalf such claim
26 is being made. Such statement shall be signed in person and
27 recorded with the clerk of the circuit court by the person
28 making it and shall be recorded in the circuit court. For
29 purposes of this section, a homestead exemption granted
30 pursuant to s. 196.031 is deemed to be a designation of
31 homestead as provided in this section.
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HB 4151, First Engrossed/ntc
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1 of the
2 year in which enacted.
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