A homestead may consist of lands, as described in section 55-1001, Idaho Code, regardless of area, but the homestead exemption amount shall not exceed the sum of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000).
Idaho Code § 55-1003
Homestead exemption limited
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case In Re Kline (2005)
Most recently applied in United States v. Hart (In re Hart) (December 2016)
I.C., § 55-1003, as added by 1989, ch. 371, § 2, p. 933; am. 1992, ch. 14, § 1, p. 38; am. 2006, ch. 262, § 1, p. 814; am. 2020, ch. 232, § 2, p. 684.
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Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.