Family Stories
After inheriting ancestral land, these Black families are defying the odds to keep it (2024). NBC News. Article. #northcarolina
Auburn woman rescinds Alabama Supreme Court appeal, leaving home of 60+ years (2024). Opelika-Auburn News. Article. #alabama
Behind ‘The Cost of Inheritance,’ a new documentary about reparations in the US. (2024). GBH. Article.
Detroit Evening Report: More than 5,500 family homes in Detroit passed down without legal documentation, report finds (2024). Detroit Public Radio. Podcast. #michigan
Facing Climate Gentrification, an Historic African American Community Outside Charleston, S.C., Embraces Conservation (2024) Inside Climate News. Article #southcarolina
Legal News
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid attempting to preserve local civil rights figure and golf pioneer's home (2024). First Coast News. Article. #florida
NCLC, Property Tax Foreclosures on Heirs' Property (Aug. 2023). National Consumer Law Center. Document.
PA House passes Rabb, Nelson legislation to help families inheriting properties without a will (2024). PA House of Reps. Article #pennsylvania
Deed theft criminalized in New York budget bill (2024) National Mortage News. Article #newyork
Navigating the Complexity of Tangled Titles (2024). The Philadelphia Tribune. Article #pennsylvania
Awareness
A big hole in the law': County wary over court-ordered land divisions outside West Yellowstone (2024). Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Article. #montana
A lack of estate planning contributes to the racial wealth gap in homeownership. How JPMorgan is stepping in to help (2024) MSN. Article
Attorney General Josh Stein Takes Legal Actions to Protect North Carolina Homeowners (2024). Attorney General Josh Stein. Article. #northcarolina
Fannie Mae Research Highlights the Impact of Tangled Titles (2024) Fannie Mae. Article.
From Legacy to Loss: The property inheritance problem you probably haven’t heard of (2024). Impact Entrepreneur. Article.
John Deer Distances Itself from DEI, Despite Earlier Commitments (2024) National Review. Article
The Deprivations of Heirs’ Property (2024). Boston College. Infographic.
Workshop to offer advice to heirs of property facing difficulties (2024). Salisbury Independent. Article. #northcarolina
Why experts say keep land in your family if you can (2024). Pittsburgh Courier. Article
Good News
Alachua County, Florida, moves forward with heirs' property program (2024). Announcement #Florida
A&T-led Heirs Property Team Wins State Level Cooperative Extension Award (2024). North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Article #northcarolina
Detroit study highlights issues with heirs’ properties in specific neighborhoods (2024). Click On Detroit. Article #michigan
Mayor asks tax commissioner to delay sale of heirs' properties (2024). The Brunswick News. Article #ohio
Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas and Broadway Bank to Award $75,000 in Heirs’ Property Funds to the Mexican American Unity Council (2024). Yahoo Finance. Article. #texas
Penn Center opening new school to educate Gullah descendants on heirs property (2024). Beaufort News. Article. #southcarolina
Securing Legacies: Strategies for Resolving Heirs’ Property Issues in Cities (2024). NC100. Article. #texas