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Presenter warns heirs' property can block home repairs, explains ‚ladybird' deed option
Summary
At an East Side neighborhood meeting, a community educator explained how heirs' property can prevent homeowners from accessing tax exemptions, loans and permits and recommended recording a ladybird (enhanced life estate) deed to transfer property at death without probate.
Miss Latimore, a community educator associated with the Historic Eastside Community Development Corporation, explained to residents how heirs' property can create barriers to homeownership and home repair and described the clerical tool known locally as a “ladybird” deed.
“When you don't have a will in place, the property becomes heirs property,” Miss Latimore said. She told residents that heirs' property often prevents households from obtaining a…
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