{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-427.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 427.080","heading":"Valuation and allotment of homestead exemption.","body":"(1) No sale under execution, attachment or judgment of property occupied as a\nhomestead shall be had until the officer executing the writ or judgment has the part\nthereof selected by the defendant as his homestead exemption, not to exceed five\nthousand dollars ($5,000) in value, valued under oath and set apart to him by two\n(2) disinterested housekeepers of the county. These appraisers shall be selected by\nthe court or officer, and if they disagree the officer making the sale shall act as\numpire.\n(2) The valuation shall be in writing and signed by the person making it and returned to\nthe court. The officer shall refer to and explain the proceedings in his return on the\nexecution, which shall be recorded in full.","path":["KRS Chapter 427"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18548","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:45Z","sha256":"5bd1b681004d672320c8070261e3da34e5f5da8e2bcd569c6bf0d9ce28d53945","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-427.070","next":"us-ky/krs-427.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}