About This Book

This book is a about all things “Florida homestead” related. It is exhaustively researched, comprehensive in its analysis, yet is also intended as a learning tool for readers with little exposure to the areas addressed.

It covers the big three areas of Florida homestead law – restrictions on transfer and devise, creditor protection, and ad valorem taxes. Within those 3 major topics are numerous subtopics and inquiries that are analyzed and explored. Its analysis alone of what is homestead property runs to 58 pages.

There are numerous articles that are dedicated to one or more aspects of Florida homestead law. Various treatises, books, and manuals have chapters or sections dedicated to particular homestead issues. Most of these are excellent sources of analysis and information. The problem for those with questions is that they are scattered, and not readily available in full except to those who have access to University or similar law libraries. Further, it is a research project in itself to find these materials.

This book fulfills the perceived need for a treatise that brings all the disparate issues together in one place – where a reader can go and be pretty sure the issue they have is covered, and covered in adequate depth.

The book further facilitates research in this area by being in fully searchable PDF format. It has links to almost all cases, statutes, rulings, and other source materials to further assist researchers.

It contains useful, and wholly original, diagrams and charts to make some of byzantine and arcane aspects of Florida homestead law accessible and understandable by most anyone. Since the book will likely be of great use to attorneys, it also contains numerous practice tips to help them in their practices.