In re Irene

DECISION & ORDER

CARL L. BUCKI, Bankruptcy Judge.

When Juan Irene filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, he duly claimed a homestead exemption for the condominium unit where he resides in Cathedral Park Tower at 37 Franklin Street in the City of Buffalo. At about the time that he acquired that condominium unit, Mr. Irene also purchased, by separate deed, two parking spaces within the same condominium complex. As for these parking spaces, the trustee now proposes a sale, to which the debtor objects. At issue is whether the homestead exemption extends to these spaces,…