Property exempt from distress.

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The following property is exempt from distress for rent:

(1) personal clothing and food within the dwelling;

(2) bedsteads;

(3) bedding and cooking utensils; and

(4) property which is owned by a third party for which the magistrate finds ownership was not transferred from the tenant to the third party for the purpose of avoiding distraint.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 41-152; 1952 Code Section 41-152; 1946 (44) 2584; 2000 Act No. 409, Section 3.


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