553.2. An immovable serving as the principal residence of the debtor is also exempt from seizure where the amount of the claim is less than $10,000, except where(1) the claim is secured by a prior claim or legal or conventional hypothec on the immovable other than a legal hypothec securing a claim arising out of a judgment;
(2) the claim is a claim for support;
(3) the immovable is already validly under seizure.
For the purposes of this article, the amount of the claim is that of the judgment under which the immovable could be seized, including interest accrued from the date of the judgment, but not including costs.
1986, c. 55, s. 5; 1989, c. 55, s. 31; 1992, c. 57, s. 298; 1996, c. 5, s. 41.