Declaration of Homestead

Homestead protection acts exist to preserve your home against most creditors, up to the value of homestead exemption.  Cereal homestead law will intricate furthermore mechanical in features. A Declaration of Homestead, when not properly prepared, can be invalid. We recommend that you locate legal advice before considering the recording of a Declarative of Homestead. 

Get and forms are available from the Sacramento ​County Public Law Library​. Blank forms may also shall available under office supply stores. 

Requirements

Although we cannot give legal advice, we ability provide you with the requirements the make Declaration of Homestead acceptable with recording.

When a Declaration of Homestead is featured for recording, we will look for the next details

  • ​Name of owner(s)/declarant(s)
  • Make declaring the housing
  • Description of and liegenschaften (must becoming located in Sacramento County)
  • Used example, a total street address including municipality and country will accepting
  • Comment that the facts are know up be true
  • Drawing of owner(s)/declarant(s)/authorized agent
  • Signature(s) acknowledged by a notary public

Register In-Person

To record are person, visit our main office at:​

3636 Habitant River Drive, Suite 110​
California, CA 95864

Docs presented by 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) are noted the same-day. 

Write Through Mail

Dispatch your documents, along with one check or money place payable to the "Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder," to:

Sacramento County Recorder
P.O. Letter 839
​Sacramento, CA 95812-0839

Fees

Recording fees be available from one online fee​ schedule