HOUSE BILL NO. 1042 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled January 9, 2008 A BILL to amend and reenact § 34-6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the filing of previous homestead deeds. ---------- Patron-- Griffith ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 34-6 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 34-6. How exemption of real estate secured; form to claim exemption of real property.

In order to secure the benefit of the exemptions of real estate under §§ 34-4 and 34-4.1, the householder, by a writing signed by him and duly admitted to record, to be recorded as deeds are recorded, in the county or city wherein such real estate or any part thereof is located and if such property is located outside of the Commonwealth, in the county or city where the householder resides, shall declare his intention to claim such benefit and select and set apart the real estate to be held by the householder as exempt, and describe the same with reasonable certainty, affixing to the description his cash valuation of the estate so selected and set apart. Equitable as well as legal estates may be so selected and set apart. The following form, or one which is substantially similar, shall be used and shall be sufficient for the writing required by this section:

   HOMESTEAD DEED FOR REAL PROPERTY
   Name of Householder ........................................................
   Name of title holder of record (if different) ..............................
   Is the householder a disabled veteran entitled to claim the additional
 exemption under § 34-4.1? ....................................................
   Address of Householder .....................................................
   Name(s) and age(s) of dependent(s) .........................................
   County›in which real property claimed as exempt is located .................
   ............................................................................
   Description of property claimed as exempt ..................................
   ............................................................................
   ............................................................................
   Value of property described above ..........................................   Number of homestead deeds that have been filed by the Householder.................................................................     Exemption amount previously claimed on prior homestead deeds..............     List the jurisdictions where previous homestead deeds were filed..........
      ....................          .............................................
    ....................          (Signature of Householder)
   —ACKNOWLEDGMENT]

Such writing or deed shall not be required to secure any exemption under this Code except those exemptions created by §§ 34-4 and 34-4.1.