7 CFR § 766.153 - Homestead Protection transferability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s766.153"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 766.153 - Homestead Protection transferability."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "766.153"
section_name: "Homestead Protection transferability."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL PROGRAMS"
part_number: "766"
part_name: "DIRECT LOAN SERVICING—SPECIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 7 U.S.C. 1989, and 1981d(c)."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63316, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "766"
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# 766.153 Homestead Protection transferability.

Homestead protection rights are not transferable or assignable, unless the eligible party dies or becomes legally incompetent, in which case the homestead protection rights may be transferred to the spouse only, upon the spouse's agreement to comply with the terms and conditions of the lease.