California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 9 — Enforcement of Judgments, Division 2 — Enforcement of Money Judgments, Chapter 4 — Exemptions, Article 5 — Declared Homesteads, Section 704.920
A dwelling in which an owner or spouse of an owner resides may be selected as a declared homestead pursuant to this article by recording a homestead declaration in the office of the county recorder of the county where the dwelling is located. From and after the time of recording, the dwelling is a declared homestead for the purposes of this article.
Notes
Allows an owner or an owner's spouse to select as a declared homestead a dwelling in which either resides by recording a homestead declaration with the county recorder where the dwelling is located. The dwelling becomes a declared homestead for purposes of the article from and after the time the declaration is recorded.
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