Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 704.920 : CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE — OF CIVIL ACTIONS — ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS — ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS — EXEMPTIONS — DECLARED HOMESTEADS — Recording homestead declaration

A dwelling in which an owner or spouse of an owner resides may be selected as a declared homestead pursuant to this article by recording a homestead declaration in the office of the county recorder of the county where the dwelling is located. From and after the time of recording, the dwelling is a declared homestead for the purposes of this article.