Keeping It in the Family: Legal Strategies to Address the Challenge of Heirs Property and Prevent Home Loss

This report outlines legal strategies to prevent home loss by resolving ownership, protecting current land, and stopping future heirs’ property.

The report focuses on legal strategies to address heirs’ property and prevent home loss. It categorizes legal interventions into three sections: preventing immediate land loss, resolving ownership, and preventing heirs’ property from occurring in the future. The report provides a crucial framework for legal professionals and homeowners to protect family property and secure their housing. It can also offer a roadmap for creating a stronger policy landscape to protect heirs and prevent the creation of new heirs property.

By the National Consumer Law Center: Nketiah “Ink” Berko and Sarah Bolling Mancini