Sticka v. Casserino (In Re Casserino)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.
A debtor claimed a homestead exemption in the prepaid rent and the refundable portion of a security deposit paid by him to his landlord. The bankruptcy court overruled the trustee’s objection to the homestead exemption. Trustee appeals. We AFFIRM.
I
FACTS
On November 22, 1999, appellee Matthew Casserino (“Debtor”) filed a joint Chapter 7 petition with his then wife. At the time of filing, Debtor was separated from his wife and was living in rental property. To obtain the rental housing, Debtor signed a rental agreement on September 24, 1999, and paid his landlord…
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