Homestead laws are designed to protect you from losing your home to a creditor. If you are sued for money in court and lose, the person who sued you will obtain a judgment. If you do not pay this judgment, the creditor can collect it by garnishing your wages or having your vehicle or home sold to satisfy it. Homestead laws protect a certain amount of the equity in your home from being taken in order to pay a judgment.

In Kansas, the law does not specify a monetary limit on a homestead exemption. Homestead exemptions are based on the following: 160 acres of farming land, one acre within the limits of an incorporated town or city and a manufactured home or mobile home. Note that homestead exemptions do not apply or protect a person’s equity in certain situations such as unpaid taxes or payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of the premises.

This Kansas Declaration and Claim of Homestead for a Single Individual contains the following provisions:

• Party: Identifies the individual involved in the homestead declaration;
• Property Location: Sets forth the address and the legal description of the property;
• Declaration: States that the property is a principal residence;
• Signature and Notary: The declaration must be signed in front of a notary public.

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4. Kansas Declaration and Claim of Homestead for a Single Person

State Law Compliance: This form complies with the laws of Kansas