NCLC, Keeping It in the Family: Legal Strategies to Address the Challenge of Heirs Property and Prevent Home Loss (Jan. 2024)

Available in the following formats:

Report-Heirs-Property-Keeping-it-in-the-Family.pdf

Law topic

RESPA, Mortgage Origination, Servicing and Foreclosures
Tangled Title

Private Organizations

National Consumer Law Center

Primary source type

Private Report or Study

Issued:

2024

Description

This 2024 NCLC report written by  Nketiah “Ink” Berko and Sarah Bolling Mancini, highlights and evaluates the efficacy of various laws and policies aimed at helping owners of heirs property. The report divides those legal interventions into three sections: laws aimed at preventing immediate land loss; laws aimed at resolving heirs property and clarifying ownership status; and laws aimed at preventing heirs property from occurring in the future. 

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