Questão jurídica principal
Whether excessive housing costs may be included in the debt-enforcement subsistence minimum when the debtor owns the dwelling.
Decisão extraída
Excessive housing costs are not to be taken into account beyond a reasonable transition period; the debtor must seek cheaper housing and the allowance must then be reduced to normal housing costs.
Fundamentação extraída
An owner, like a tenant, must keep housing costs as low as possible once earnings are garnished. If the property costs are above a reasonable rent, the debtor must promptly look for cheaper accommodation. Granting a subsistence allowance matching excessive ownership costs would improperly favor mortgage creditors; any preference lasts only until relocation becomes possible.