Yes, you can possibly get the exclusion. You must substantiate the event as per the information at the bottom of the answer.
Unforeseeable events.
You meet the
standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you
owned and lived in the home you sold.
- Your home was destroyed or
condemned.
- Your home suffered a casualty
loss because of a natural or man-made disaster or an act of terrorism. (It
doesn’t matter whether the loss is deductible on your tax return.)
- You, your spouse, a co-owner
of the home, or anyone else for whom the home was his or her residence:
1.Died;
2.Became divorced or
legally separated;
3.Gave birth to two
or more children from the same pregnancy;
4.Became eligible
for unemployment compensation;
5.Became unable,
because of a change in employment status, to pay basic living expenses for the
household (including expenses for food, clothing, housing, medication,
transportation, taxes, court-ordered payments, and expenses reasonably
necessary for making an income).
Under Sale of Home, you would answer the questions that pertain to the exclusion. State the number of days lived there, and you will have the appropriate questions.
Showing facts and circumstances.
If your
circumstances don’t match any of the standard requirements described above but
the primary reason for sale, based on facts and circumstances, is work-related,
health-related, or unforeseeable. Important factors are:
- The situation causing the
sale arose during the time you owned and used your property as your
residence.
- You sold your home not long
after the situation arose.
- You couldn’t have reasonably
anticipated the situation when you bought the home.
- You began to experience
significant financial difficulty .
From
<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf>
