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  2. Homestead exemption - Wikipedia

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    Different jurisdictions provide different degrees of protection under homestead exemption laws. Some protect only property up to a certain value, and others have acreage limitations. If a homestead exceeds the limits, creditors may still force the sale, but the homesteader may keep a certain amount of the proceeds of the sale.

  3. Exempt property - Wikipedia

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    Other states, such as Arizona, are more strict and may exempt only $150 in a checking account comparatively speaking. Even further, other states have more moderate policies, with California's homestead exemption law providing between $300,000 to $600,000 of exempt equity in a homestead, depending on the county where the debtor is located. [2]

  4. 1978 California Proposition 13 - Wikipedia

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    Sales tax rates have also increased from 6% (pre-Proposition 13 level) to 7.25% and higher in some local jurisdictions. [58] In 1991, the Supreme Court of California ruled in Rider v. County of San Diego that a San Diego County sales tax to fund jail and courthouse construction was unconstitutional. The court ruled that because the tax money ...

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  7. Property tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Taxing jurisdictions provide a wide variety of methods a property owner may use to reduce tax. Nearly all jurisdictions provide a homestead exemption reducing the taxable value, and thus tax, of an individual's home. [49] Many provide additional exemptions for veterans. [50]

  8. Big break: Realtors, Cameron County push homestead exemption

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    The homestead exemption amendment contained in Proposition 4, overwhelmingly approved by voters in November, increased from $40,000 to $100,000 the taxable value of a principal residence shielded ...

  9. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    The intent of the Homestead Act of 1862 [24] [25] was to reduce the cost of homesteading under the Preemption Act; after the South seceded and their delegates left Congress in 1861, the Republicans and supporters from the upper South passed a homestead act signed by Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, which went into effect on Jan. 1st, 1863.