What is a homestead?
A homestead can be a separate structure, condominium, or a mobile home located on owned or leased land, as long as the individual living in the home owns it. A homestead can include up to 20 acres, if the land is used as a yard or for another purpose related to the residential use of the homestead.
A homestead can be a separate structure, condominium or a mobile home located on owned or leased land, as long as the individual living in the home owns it. A homestead can include up to 20 acres, if the land is used as a yard or for another purpose related to the residential use of the homestead. Generally, one acre or less is maintained for homestead purposes.
A homestead is the house and adjoining land owned and occupied by a person or family as a residence. A homestead can be either a rural homestead or an urban homestead. To qualify as an urban homestead, the land must be no more than 10 acres and used as a primary residence. To qualify as a rural homestead, the land must be no more than 200 acres and used as a primary residence for a family or no more than 100 acres and used as a primary residence for an individual. A homestead is considered rural if it’s not served by municipal utilities, fire and police.
The notion of ‘home’ is a concept that remains a powerful part of virtually every American culture and heritage. Emily Dickenson wrote, “Where thou art, that is Home.” Robert Frost observed that “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe claimed, “He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” And Christian Morgenstern proffered, “Home is not where you live, but where they understand you.” A mans home is truly his castle according to the Florida Constitution. It is a castle that is, and should be absolutely impenetrable by any legal foe or by any creditor. In legal terms, we demand more than nice thoughts when we define what constitutes one’s home. We define safety, security, love, peace, harmony, good times, and refuge from the daily strains of life and its many misfortunes. Nonetheless, the concept of homestead remains vitally important to each and every state in America and each and every one o
