{"id":6139,"date":"2022-04-27T14:44:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/?page_id=6139"},"modified":"2022-05-11T20:25:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:25:18","slug":"texas-property-code-41-005-voluntary-designation-of-homestead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/texas-property-code-41-005-voluntary-designation-of-homestead\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Property Code 41.005 Voluntary Designation of Homestead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l2hosyp2-a4167f6dccd231899583d93f44e95831\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l2hosyp2-a4167f6dccd231899583d93f44e95831{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l2hosyp2-a4167f6dccd231899583d93f44e95831 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l2hosyp2-a4167f6dccd231899583d93f44e95831 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l2hosyp2-a4167f6dccd231899583d93f44e95831 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Texas<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Texas Property Code &#8211; Texas Property Code \u00a7 41.005<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-83jo8r-c6b14d6f1e76d8dffa3178cfea8b0bb3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-83jo8r-c6b14d6f1e76d8dffa3178cfea8b0bb3{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-83jo8r-c6b14d6f1e76d8dffa3178cfea8b0bb3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-6glz2j-7a3090c077f47704b95f19262149326a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20 .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20 #s.av-input-field{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nheight:20px;\nwidth:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20 #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20 .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-3m0zjf-c2b846dbbde54b17116b6f24bc620a20' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search Texas Statutes' aria-label='Search Texas Statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='meta,image' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-39aiwr-27ca66ced5b9bb198111e8b14aa57f35\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-39aiwr-27ca66ced5b9bb198111e8b14aa57f35{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-39aiwr-27ca66ced5b9bb198111e8b14aa57f35 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l2hou48m-0a3f5e4aadcd3d5abacecd41e002c9f3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Texas Property Code &#8211; PROP \u00a7 41.005. Voluntary Designation of Homestead<\/h2>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(a)\u2002If a rural homestead of a family is part of one or more parcels containing a total of more than 200 acres, the head of the family and, if married, that person&#8217;s spouse may voluntarily designate not more than 200 acres of the property as the homestead. \u2002If a rural homestead of a single adult person, not otherwise entitled to a homestead, is part of one or more parcels containing a total of more than 100 acres, the person may voluntarily designate not more than 100 acres of the property as the homestead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002If an urban homestead of a family, or an urban homestead of a single adult person not otherwise entitled to a homestead, is part of one or more contiguous lots containing a total of more than 10 acres, the head of the family and, if married, that person&#8217;s spouse or the single adult person, as applicable, may voluntarily designate not more than 10 acres of the property as the homestead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002Except as provided by Subsection (e) or Subchapter B, to designate property as a homestead, a person or persons, as applicable, must make the designation in an instrument that is signed and acknowledged or proved in the manner required for the recording of other instruments. \u2002The person or persons must file the designation with the county clerk of the county in which all or part of the property is located. \u2002The clerk shall record the designation in the county deed records. \u2002The designation must contain:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(1)\u2002a description sufficient to identify the property designated;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(2)\u2002a statement by the person or persons who executed the instrument that the property is designated as the homestead of the person&#8217;s family or as the homestead of a single adult person not otherwise entitled to a homestead;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(3)\u2002the name of the current record title holder of the property; \u2009and<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(4)\u2002for a rural homestead, the number of acres designated and, if there is more than one survey, the number of acres in each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)\u2002A person or persons, as applicable, may change the boundaries of a homestead designated under Subsection (c) by executing and recording an instrument in the manner required for a voluntary designation under that subsection. \u2002A change under this subsection does not impair rights acquired by a party before the change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(e)\u2002Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, property on which a person receives an exemption from taxation under\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 11.43, Tax Code\u00a0<\/span>, is considered to have been designated as the person&#8217;s homestead for purposes of this subchapter if the property is listed as the person&#8217;s residence homestead on the most recent appraisal roll for the appraisal district established for the county in which the property is located. \u2002If a person designates property as a homestead under Subsection (c) or Subchapter B and a different property is considered to have been designated as the person&#8217;s homestead under this subsection, the designation under Subsection (c) or Subchapter B, as applicable, prevails for purposes of this chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(f)\u2002If a person or persons, as applicable, have not made a voluntary designation of a homestead under this section as of the time a writ of execution is issued against the person, any designation of the person&#8217;s or persons&#8217; homestead must be made in accordance with Subchapter B.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(g)\u2002An instrument that made a voluntary designation of a homestead in accordance with prior law and that is on file with the county clerk on September 1, 1987, is considered a voluntary designation of a homestead under this section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6139","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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