Florida Statute 222.5 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XV
HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS

Chapter 222
METHOD OF SETTING APART HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS

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F.S. 222.05

222.05 Setting apart leasehold.—Any person owning and occupying any dwelling house, including a mobile home used as a residence, or modular home, on land not his or her own which he or she may lawfully possess, by lease or otherwise, and claiming such house, mobile home, or modular home as his or her homestead, shall be entitled to the exemption of such house, mobile home, or modular home from levy and sale as aforesaid.

History.—s. 5, ch. 1715, 1869; RS 2002; GS 2524; RGS 3879; CGL 5786; s. 1, ch. 77-299; s. 1198, ch. 95-147.

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Total Results: 27

In Re Meola

158 B.R. 881, 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 237, 1993 Bankr. LEXIS 1372

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Jun 17, 1993 | Docket: 1997235

Cited 19 times | Published

qualifies as an exempt homestead under Fla.Stat. § 222.05. The Debtor owns a 32-foot 1985 Jayco Bluejay

Miami Country Day School v. Bakst

641 So. 2d 467, 1994 WL 440739

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 1994 | Docket: 1152084

Cited 17 times | Published

section 4 of the Florida Constitution, and section 222.05, Florida Statutes (1993). We affirm. The School

In Re Dean

177 B.R. 727, 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 339, 1995 Bankr. LEXIS 137

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Feb 6, 1995 | Docket: 1805224

Cited 13 times | Published

Constitution Article X, Section 4 and Florida Statutes Section 222.05. The facts of this case are uncontroverted

In Re MDL-1824 Tri-State Water Rights Litigation

644 F.3d 1160, 2011 WL 2536507

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 28, 2011 | Docket: 967870

Cited 12 times | Published

actual enactment. In a 1987 regulation, 33 C.F.R. § 222.5, App'x E, the Corps listed water supply as a project

In Re Bubnak

176 B.R. 601, 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 322, 1994 Bankr. LEXIS 2053, 1994 WL 739000

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 1994 | Docket: 1489323

Cited 12 times | Published

to Article X, Section 4 of Fla. Const. and Fla.Stat. 222.05 because it is neither a dwelling house, a

In Re Mangano

158 B.R. 532, 29 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1389, 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 246, 1993 Bankr. LEXIS 1378

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Sep 23, 1993 | Docket: 1390163

Cited 12 times | Published

the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes § 222.05. Article X, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution

In Re Mead

255 B.R. 80, 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 11, 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 1286, 36 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 262

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Oct 30, 2000 | Docket: 1786339

Cited 10 times | Published

Constitution Art. X, § 4(a)(1) and Florida Statute § 222.05. The Court, having reviewed the Motions, considered

In Re Kirby

223 B.R. 825, 1998 WL 477319

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1998 | Docket: 1088064

Cited 10 times | Published

Florida expanded the protection of homestead with section 222.05, Fla. Stat., to include mobile homes used as

In Re Major

166 B.R. 457, 1994 WL 151695

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 1994 | Docket: 1405176

Cited 10 times | Published

to modernize this provision, the state enacted § 222.05 which provides that "homestead" includes a dwelling

In Re Walter

230 B.R. 200

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Feb 26, 1999 | Docket: 1434238

Cited 8 times | Published

claimed as their exempt homestead pursuant to Section 222.05, Florida Statutes. The Trustee filed a timely

& SC16-400 Elizabeth White v. Mederi Caretenders Visiting Services of Southeast Florida, LLC., and Americare Home Therapy, Inc., etc. v. Carla Hiles

226 So. 3d 774

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 2017 | Docket: 6152185

Cited 7 times | Published

3d DCA 1994) (interpreting “including” in section 222.05, Florida Statutes (1993), expansively); Yon

In Re Sanders

72 B.R. 124, 1987 Bankr. LEXIS 476

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1987 | Docket: 1078833

Cited 7 times | Published

that the claim of exemption is improper. 3. Section 222.05 of the Florida Statutes states that: Any person

In Re Andiorio

237 B.R. 851, 1999 Bankr. LEXIS 1013, 1999 WL 636632

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 2, 1999 | Docket: 1475324

Cited 6 times | Published

as a residence on leasehold estates. FLA. STAT. § 222.05 (1997). This statutory provision provides that

In Re Tenorio

107 B.R. 787, 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 2034

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Nov 27, 1989 | Docket: 1659152

Cited 6 times | Published

CONST. Article 10, Section 4, and FLA.STAT. Section 222.05. The exemption being claimed involves a condominium

In Re Brissont

250 B.R. 413, 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 241, 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 729, 2000 WL 949108

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2000 | Docket: 1103359

Cited 5 times | Published

Constitution, the legislature enacted Florida Statute Section 222.05. This statute has extended homestead qualification

Phillips v. Hirshon

958 So. 2d 425, 2007 WL 1263475

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 2, 2007 | Docket: 1414128

Cited 4 times | Published

was a "dwelling house" within the meaning of section 222.05 of the Florida Statutes (1993), defining when

In Re McClain

281 B.R. 769, 48 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1617, 2002 Bankr. LEXIS 832, 2002 WL 1822870

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 2002 | Docket: 1467341

Cited 4 times | Published

exempt homestead property pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 222.05. Debtors' Schedule A disclosed Patricia McClain's

Gold v. Schwartz

774 So. 2d 879, 2001 WL 6179

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 2001 | Docket: 1698010

Cited 3 times | Published

the Florida Constitution. We note that while section 222.05, Florida Statutes, is inapplicable to this

In Re Hacker

260 B.R. 542, 46 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 581, 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 1825, 2000 WL 33255497

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 7, 2000 | Docket: 2513015

Cited 3 times | Published

FLA. CONST. art. X, § 4 (2000). Florida Statutes § 222.05 provides that an unorthodox residence may qualify

Chase Manhattan Financial Services, Inc. v. Warmack (In Re Warmack)

88 B.R. 399, 1988 Bankr. LEXIS 1139, 1988 WL 78305

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 1988 | Docket: 1827524

Cited 3 times | Published

and household goods as exempt pursuant to Fla.Stat. 222.05 and valued them at $435.00 and $650.00 respectively

MEADOW GROVES MANAGEMENT v. McKnight

689 So. 2d 315, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 247, 1997 WL 24247

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 24, 1997 | Docket: 1739248

Cited 2 times | Published

was exempt as homestead property pursuant to section 222.05, Florida Statutes (1993). The trial court arrived

Alabama v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

644 F.3d 1160

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 28, 2011 | Docket: 65659539

Cited 1 times | Published

actual enactment. In a 1987 regulation, 33 C.F.R. § 222.5, App’x E, the Corps listed water supply as a project

In Re: MDL-1824 Tri-State Water Rights Litigation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 28, 2011 | Docket: 2906286

Published

actual enactment. In a 1987 regulation, 33 C.F.R. § 222.5, App’x E, the Corps listed water supply as a project

In Re Heckman

395 B.R. 737, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 457, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 2580, 2008 WL 4636185

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 2008 | Docket: 1437239

Published

have exempted their homestead under FLA. STAT. § 222.05 on their Schedule C. Conversely, the Debtors insist

In Re Lisowski

395 B.R. 771, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 516, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 2749, 2008 WL 4602314

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 23, 2008 | Docket: 1437499

Published

home on leased land as his exempt homestead under § 222.05 of the Florida Statutes. The issue is whether

In Re Schumacher

400 B.R. 831, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 618, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 3851, 2008 WL 5641314

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 2008 | Docket: 1388677

Published

FLA. CONST. art. X, § 4(a). Florida Stat. Section 222.05 provides: Any person owning and occupying any

In Re Steffen

391 B.R. 874, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 401, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 2027, 2008 WL 2901047

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 2008 | Docket: 1491450

Published

the claim of exemption pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 222.05, in its oral argument on the Motion the Government