Sunday, December 28, 2025

January 28: Homestead Exemption: Automatic Homestead vs. Declared Homestead

People know what a homestead exemption is in general. However, most people don't know exactly how it works. Most people have heard about the automatic homestead exemption but not the declared homestead exemption. This presentation will discuss what each exemption does and does not do, and the difference between them.
Title:
Homestead Exemption: Automatic Homestead vs. Declared Homestead
Date+Time:
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Advance registration required: register via Humanitix by noon the day of the program to receive a link.
About the Speaker:
WookSun Hong is part of the Bay Area Legal Incubator, a group of attorneys who provide legal services for mid to low-income communities. Their practice areas cover employment, immigration, estate planning, real estate, business/corporate law, prisoners’ rights, and more. He personally handles real estate, housing/landlord-tenant cases, residential or commercial, and housing discrimination including service/support animal issues. Mr. Hong handles many other aspects of related real estate issues. His areas of practice include Business law (Business contact and entity formation) and estate planning (Trust, Will, Power of Attorney).
Mr. Hong graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He pursued the Ph.D. in biochemistry before switching to law. Mr. Hong is the principal at the Law Offices of WookSun Hong and a fellow at Bay Area Legal Incubator. He also works as an expert in commercial tenancy/unlawful detainer for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, San Francisco, CA.
Credit:
California: 1 hour participatory MCLE credit. In some other states, you may be able to self-apply for credit.
By:
The Alameda County Law Library is a public law library located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Empowering all Alameda County residents with access to legal information since 1891. The Alameda County Law Library is a multiple activity MCLE provider approved by the State Bar of California.

No comments:

Post a Comment