Mobile Basin Heirs' Property Support Initiative

Mobile Basin Heirs' Property Support Initiative: This special Livestream Event took place Thursday, October 14,2021...Heirs' Property is the leading cause of involuntary land loss in Black communities.
Heirs' Property is land passed down informally from generation to generation, often because landowners died without a will. In the absence of a will, the land is considered jointly owned by all heirs, split between multiple people regardless of whether they live on the land, pay the taxes, or have ever set foot on it. This fractured land leaves owners vulnerable to developers and timber harvesters, tax sales, and forced partition sales.
The Center for Heirs' Property Preservation is partnering with the Mississippi Center for Justice, World Wildlife Fund, and Kimberly-Clark for an initiative to help landowners deal with these issues.