Historic Partition Law Reform: A Game Changer for Heirs’ Property Owners

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) helps preserve family wealth passed to the next generation in the form of real property.

This book addresses many challenges that have plagued disadvantaged families that own heirs' property and discusses a range of solutions to these problems.

Maryland joined 21 other states that have enacted a version of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. The goal of the legislation is to help Maryland families preserve their wealth and legacies in the form of real property that can be passed on to the next generation.

The Center for Heirs' Property Preservation supports historically-underserved families by providing direct legal services, legal education and assistance to protect heirs' property.

This USDA factsheet provides definitions and resources on heirs' property.

This USDA website provides in-depth resources to support landowners and others interested in learning about and addressing heirs' property issues.

The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems Farmland Access Legal Toolkit for Heirs' Property is a comprehensive collection of heirs' property resources including issue background, legal, and organization providing direct assistants to heirs' property owners.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces $67 million in competitive loans through the new Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP), which aims to help agricultural producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues.

The National Agricultural Library Heirs' Property webpage provides a list of selected resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Law Center, nonprofit direct service organizations, and more.

The mission of the Heirs' Property Retention Coalition (HPRC) is to stem the tide of heirs' property land loss, particularly among low-income families of color in the southeast, so that such families can retain their ancestral land and maintain it as a sustainable asset for future generations.