Wisconsin § 846.11 - Homestead, how sold.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 846.11 — Homestead, how sold., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 846.11. Homestead, how sold.
If any defendant appear and answer that any portion of the mortgaged premises is an exempt homestead the court shall ascertain whether such be the fact, and if so whether the part of the mortgaged premises not included in the exempt homestead can be sold separately therefrom without injury to the interests of the parties, and in that case shall direct in the judgment that the exempt homestead shall not be sold until all the other mortgaged lands have been sold. 846.11 History History: 1973 c. 189 s. 7 ; Stats. 1973 s. 816.11; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 768 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 846.11. 846.11 Annotation This statute gives the option to the mortgagor to insist that when a mortgage covers both homestead and nonhomestead property, the nonhomestead property be sold first. That issue is irrelevant if the entire mortgaged property is homestead. Anchor Savings & Loan Association v. Week, 62 Wis. 2d 169 , 213 N.W.2d 737 (1974). 846.11 Annotation This section is inapplicable when separate mortgages cover homestead and nonhomestead property. Valley Bank v. Jennings, 198 Wis. 2d 857 , 544 N.W.2d 243 (Ct. App. 1995), 94-3197 . 846.11 Annotation The Federal Farmers Home Administration is not subject to state exemption laws in the foreclosure of its mortgages. U.S. v. Einum, 821 F. Supp. 1283 (1993).
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Section 846.11 ("Homestead, how sold.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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