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    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Declaration of Homestead For Homes Owned by Natural Persons

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    This document is a declaration of homestead form from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It allows a homeowner to declare their property as their homestead, which provides protections against creditors. The form requires the homeowner to provide their name and address, indicate if they are elderly or disabled, select how their home ownership is recorded, and sign in front of a notary. Completing this form establishes a homestead exemption on the property under Massachusetts state law.

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    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Declaration of Homestead For Homes Owned by Natural Persons

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    This document is a declaration of homestead form from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It allows a homeowner to declare their property as their homestead, which provides protections against creditors. The form requires the homeowner to provide their name and address, indicate if they are elderly or disabled, select how their home ownership is recorded, and sign in front of a notary. Completing this form establishes a homestead exemption on the property under Massachusetts state law.

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    This document is a declaration of homestead form from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It allows a homeowner to declare their property as their homestead, which provides protections against creditors. The form requires the homeowner to provide their name and address, indicate if they are elderly or disabled, select how their home ownership is recorded, and sign in front of a notary. Completing this form establishes a homestead exemption on the property under Massachusetts state law.

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    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Declaration of Homestead For Homes Owned by Natural Persons

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    This document is a declaration of homestead form from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It allows a homeowner to declare their property as their homestead, which provides protections against creditors. The form requires the homeowner to provide their name and address, indicate if they are elderly or disabled, select how their home ownership is recorded, and sign in front of a notary. Completing this form establishes a homestead exemption on the property under Massachusetts state law.

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    Filing Fee $35

    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts


    William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth
    Declaration of Homestead for Homes Owned
    by Natural Persons (General Laws Chapter 188)
    In situations where the home is owned by multiple owners, each owner may
    be best served to complete a separate declaration of homestead.

    1. I, _______________________________________________________________,
    (insert name of owner)

    We, ______________________________________________________________,
    (insert name of owners)
    _________________________________________________________________,

    _________________________________________________________________,
    hereby declare homestead pursuant to M.G.L. c.188 and state that I/we own the home
    described below and occupy or intend to occupy the home as my/our principal residence.

    Owner Information
    2. Check all that apply:

    I/we, _____________________________________________________________________ am elderly (62 years of age or older).


    (insert name (s))
    I/we, _________________________________________________________________________________________________
    (insert name (s))
    am/are disabled (have a physical or mental impairment that meets the disability requirements for Supplemental Security Income
    under 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(A) and 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(C). One of the following must be attached: 1) an original or certified
    copy of a disability award letter issued to the person by the United States Social Security Administration, or 2) a letter signed by a
    physician registered with the board of registration in medicine certifying that each person meets the disability requirements stated
    in 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(A) and 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(C).

    I am married to _________________________________________________________________________________________ ,
    who is not a co-owner of the home but who occupies or intends to occupy the home as his/her principal residence.

    I/we, _________________________________________________________________________________________________
    (insert name (s))
    am/are servicemember(s) who may be subject to protection under the servicemember(s) Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App 533, should I/we
    be called to active duty.
    Home Information
    3. Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________ , Massachusetts.
    (street number and name, city/town)
    4. Select ONE of the following:
    Deed is recorded in __________________________________ Registry of Deeds in ______________ and _______________
    (district/county) (book) (page)
    Certificate of Title _________________ registered in the Land Registration Office ______________ and _______________
    (number) (book) (page)
    Inheritance from _________________________________________________________________________ , Docket number
    (name of previous owner)
    _______________________________________________ in ________________________________________________.
    (number) (county)

    For manufactured homes, license number __________________________________________________________________ .


    (number)
    Declaration of Homestead for Homes Owned by Natural Persons - Page 1 of 2 (over)
    5. I/we, whose names are signed on this document, acknowledge that I/we sign it voluntarily for its stated purpose.

    To be signed by Applicant(s) in front of Notary Public.

    Signed under pains and penalties of perjury this

    _______________________________________________day of _____________________________________________ , 20 ______.

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    For Use by Notary Public Only:


    COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

    _______________________________________________, ss.

    ________________________________________, 20 ______ , before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ,
    (name(s) of the document signer(s))

    proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which were ___________________________________________ ,


    (drivers license, passport, etc.)

    to be the person(s) who signed the preceding or attached document in my presence, and who swore or affirmed to me that the contents of
    the document are truthful and accurate to the best of (his) (her) (their) knowledge and belief.

    Notary Public: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    My commission expires: _____________________________________________________________________________________

    Declaration of Homestead for Homes Owned by Natural Persons - Page 2 of 2

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