1500.5.22 Homestead
The home the household lives in and the Surrounding Property. Homestead property includes rights of way, such as roads running through the property. Exception: Count any part of the household’s equity value of property separated from the home and lot by another person’s property.
A partially completed home, unless the household: owns, or is buying a home elsewhere.
A lot the household plans to build a home on, unless the household: owns, or is buying a home elsewhere.
Buildings on the property, other than homes.
The homestead remains excluded when the household is temporarily away from home due to: Employment Training for future employment Illness The home and lot are unlivable due to Household Misfortune
If the homestead contains two or more homes, exclude the home where the household lives. Exclude only one home at a time, unless the home meets another exclusion.