Michael Dujovne Presents Homestead Issues in Florida

Posted: November 10th, 2017

Michael Dujovne gave a presentation on Homestead Issues in Florida and How They Affect Real Estate Transactions to the real estate agents of Hart to Hart Real Estate on November 8, 2017. 

This was an interactive presentation where the agents were asked to consider certain scenarios and apply what they learned to see how those scenarios would play out. Mr. Dujovne also answered the agents’ questions.

Topics discussed included:

• The real estate tax exemption
• The exemption from forced sale
• Protection of spouse by restricting sale or transfer of homestead without spouse’s consent
• Protection of spouse and minor children by restricting owner from leaving homestead to anyone else in owner’s will
• Scope of homestead
• Who is entitled to the homestead exemption?  And much more