Florida Homestead

In a case decided by a Florida Court of Appeals in 2012, the issue presented was whether a person's long-term leasehold interest in his condominium could qualify as a "homestead" exempt from forced sale under article X, section 4 of the Florid

In the recent case of Guillermo A. Morales, Case No. 07-16284-BKC-RBR, (Bankr.S.D.Fla. January 2, 2008)(Ray, J.) the Bankruptcy Court was given the opportunity to interpret new section 222.25(4), Florida Statutes which allows a debtor to exempt personal property not to exceed $4,000 if he does not "claim or receive the benefits of a homestead exemption under s. 4, Art.

Two Florida Third District Court of Appeals 2007 decisions provide a review of the meaning of the Florida Homestead Exemption in three different contexts.

The District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in the case of Carpenter v. Brown, 13-CV-61183-KMM (SD Fla.

On June 27, 2012, the Florida Second District Court of Appeals issued its decision in Geraci v. Ems, 93 So. 3d 384 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2012).