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43-8-114
Section 43-8-114 Spouse may retain dwelling, etc., until assignment of homestead. The spouse
may retain possession of the dwelling house where the surviving spouse resided with the decedent,
with the offices and buildings appurtenant thereto and the plantation connected therewith
until homestead is assigned, free from the payment of rent. The obligation to pay rent, if
any, on the dwelling shall be an obligation of the decedent's estate. (Code 1852, §1359;
Code 1867, §1630; Code 1876, §2238; Code 1886, §1900; Code 1896, §1515; Code 1907, §3824;
Code 1923, §7437; Code 1940, T. 34, §50; Code 1975, §43-5-40; Acts 1984, No. 84-258, p.
426, §1.)...
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6-10-94
Section 6-10-94 Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Possession by surviving spouse and
minor children until sold, etc. When the homestead, after being reduced to its lowest practicable
area, still exceeds $6,000 in value and no exemption in lieu of homestead has been obtained,
the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, may retain the possession of
the homestead as thus reduced, free from the payment of rent, until the same shall be sold
or there is a division of the lands of the decedent; and in the event of a sale of such homestead
in the course of administration, it shall be sold separately from the other lands of the decedent,
if there be other. (Code 1896, §2092; Code 1907, §4219; Code 1923, §7942; Code 1940, T.
7, §685; Acts 1951, No. 911, p. 1558, §1.)...
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6-10-101
Section 6-10-101 Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's
estate within 60 days after death - Vesting of title to real property in surviving spouse
and minors and right to possession thereof. If no exceptions are filed and sustained to such
report of the commissioners setting apart the homestead exemption, the title to the real property
so set aside shall vest in the surviving spouse and minors, share and share alike, but only
during the life of the surviving spouse and minority of the children. If all the real property
left by the decedent in this state does not exceed in area and value the homestead allowed
by law as exempt, title to all such real property shall vest absolutely in the surviving spouse,
the children (minors and adults) and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there is
no surviving spouse, in the children and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there
are no children or descendants of deceased children, in the...
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6-10-2
Section 6-10-2 Homestead exemption - Amount; area. The homestead of every resident of this
state, with the improvements and appurtenances, not exceeding in value fifteen thousand dollars
($15,000) and in area 160 acres, shall be, to the extent of any interest he or she may have
therein, whether a fee or less estate or whether held in common or in severalty, exempt from
levy and sale under execution or other process for the collection of debts during his or her
life and occupancy and, if he or she leaves surviving him or her a spouse and a minor child,
or children, or either, during the life of the surviving spouse and minority of the child,
or children, but the area of the homestead shall not be enlarged by reason of any encumbrance
thereon or of the character of the estate or interest owned therein by him or her. When a
husband and wife jointly own a homestead each is entitled to claim separately the exemption
provided herein, to the same extent and value as an unmarried individual....
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6-10-95
Section 6-10-95 Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - When allowed. The homestead
of a decedent may be sold by order of the court having jurisdiction of the estate, on petition
of executor or administrator, when the same, after being reduced to its lowest area, exceeds
$6,000 in value and when it is necessary that the same be sold for the payment of debts because
the remainder of the estate is insufficient to pay all debts and claims against the estate
and the surviving spouse or minor children fail to pay the deficiency within 30 days after
notice of said petition. (Code 1923, §5850; Code 1940, T. 7, §686; Acts 1951, No. 911, p.
1558, §1.)...
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6-10-38
Section 6-10-38 Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when homestead found to exceed value
or area allowed. (a) If, on the trial of a contest of a claim of homestead exemption, it is
found that the homestead as claimed exceeds $5,000 in value (or if a husband and wife have
both claimed the exemption to which each is entitled, $10,000), or 160 acres in area, the
court shall forthwith issue an order to the sheriff, returnable in 30 days thereafter, commanding
him to summon three disinterested householders or freeholders of the county in which the homestead
is situated, who, after having been sworn by the sheriff or some officer authorized to administer
oaths to faithfully discharge their duty, shall, if practicable, set off and allot, by metes
and bounds, the homestead exempt to the defendant from levy and sale under process, having
regard both to the quality and value of the real estate and to the selection of the defendant
and taking land most contiguous to the dwelling, and...
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19-3B-505
Section 19-3B-505 Creditor's claim against settlor. (a) Whether or not the terms of a trust
contain a spendthrift provision, the following rules apply: (1) During the lifetime of the
settlor, the property of a revocable trust is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors.
(2) With respect to an irrevocable trust, a creditor or assignee of the settlor may reach
the maximum amount that can be distributed to or for the settlor's benefit. If a trust has
more than one settlor, then the amount the creditor or assignee of a particular settlor may
reach may not exceed the settlor's interest in the portion of the trust attributable to that
settlor's contribution. (3) After the death of a settlor, and subject to the settlor's right
to direct the source from which liabilities will be paid, the property of a trust that was
revocable immediately prior to the settlor's death is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors,
costs of administration of the settlor's estate, the expenses of the...
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24-1-6
Section 24-1-6 Establishment of rentals and tenant selection in low rent housing projects.
(a) It is declared to be the policy of this state that each housing authority shall manage
and operate its low rent housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix
the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing
decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and that no
housing authority shall construct or operate any such project for profit, or as a source of
revenue of the city or town. To this end a housing authority shall fix the rentals for such
dwellings in its low rent housing projects at no higher rates than it shall find to be necessary
in order to produce revenues which, together with all other available moneys, revenues, income,
and receipts of such authority from whatever sources derived, including federal financial
assistance necessary to maintain the low rent character of the...
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7-9A-102
Section 7-9A-102 Definitions and index of definitions. (a) Article 9A definitions. In this
article: (1) "Accession" means goods that are physically united with other goods
in such a manner that the identity of the original goods is not lost. (2) "Account,"
except as used in "account for," means a right to payment of a monetary obligation,
whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased,
licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered,
(iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred
or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of
a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of a credit or charge
card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery
or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a State, governmental unit of a State, or...

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40-8-1
Section 40-8-1 Classification of property; assessment rate. (a) On and after October 1, 1978,
with respect to ad valorem taxes levied by the state, and, unless otherwise provided, with
respect to ad valorem taxes levied by a county, municipality, or other taxing authority other
than the state, all taxable property shall be divided into the following classes and no other
and shall be assessed for ad valorem tax purposes at the following ratios of assessed value
to the fair and reasonable market value of such property, or, as may be provided by law, to
the current use value of such property: CLASS I. All property of utilities used in the business
of such utilities, 30 percent. CLASS II. All property not otherwise classified, 20 percent.
CLASS III. All agricultural, forest, and residential property, and historic buildings and
sites, 10 percent. CLASS IV. All private passenger automobiles and motor trucks of the type
commonly known as "pickups" or "pickup trucks" owned and operated by an...

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