No. There are many laws and regulations concerning this, and they vary from place to place, so you need to check with the local authorities.
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Made farm land and made a homestead anywhere they could live.
You can call anywhere that you live a homestead. Some people will call country farmhouses homesteads while others will call cramped apartments in the city homesteads.
No you can not. In 1975 or 76 the homestead act was repealed by the supreme court but was extended to 86 in Alaska
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No. It was discontinued in 1976. The only state where it remained in effect was Alaska. However, the Homestead Act was discontinued there in 1986.
While I am not a Florida attorney, the general rule is that including property in a Revocable Living Trust does not change the ownership for purposes of a homestead exemption. Because such a trust is revocable at any time, it is still considered your property and therefore still qualifies for a homestead exemption.
The Homestead Strike occurred in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
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In some states, the homestead exemption is automatic -- that is, if you live in your house, then the homestead law applies automatically. In other states, you must file a "Homestead Declaration" in order to put potential creditors on notice that the house is your primary residence. If you file the Homestead Declaration, then you are entitled to the protections of the homestead law. If you don't file the Homestead Declaration, then you're not.
No. The Homestead Act was officially repealed by the 1976 Federal Land Policy and Management Act, though a ten-year extension allowed homesteading in Alaska until 1986. Source: www.nps.gov/home/faqs.htm
The address of the Homestead Branch Library is: 700 North Homestead Blvd., Homestead, 33030 6212