06/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/10/2025 07:48
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Palm Beach County (County) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta are pleased to announce the 2025-26 Heirs' Property Family Wealth Protection Fund (Heirs') project. The goal of the Heirs' project is to preserve generational wealth and promote community stability by providing legal services to eligible homeowners, including the creation of estate plans, wills, deeds and the clearing of tangled property titles.
Properties must be located within eligible census tracts as designated by the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council. To see if your property qualifies, visit the Palm Beach County Heirs' interactive online mapping tool , or call the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. (Legal Aid) at 561-655-8944, ext. 167. Eligible properties will be located within a purple-shaded census tract.
All services will be provided at no cost to eligible property owners.
Services will be available June 1, 2025, through September 2026, or until funds are expended, whichever occurs first.
The c ounty has partnered with Legal Aid for the implementation of the Heirs' project. Legal Aid will accept applications online. See Legal Aid 'Heirs' Property Project' webpage for application information and the link to the online application portal .
For additional information regarding eligibility and applying for Heirs' Project services, contact Legal Aid at (561) 655-8944, ext. 167
DHED Heirs' Project Staff contacts:
Alan Chin Lee, Economic Sustainability Special Projects Manager
561-233-3607, or at achinlee@pbc.gov
William J Cross, AICP, Principal Planner
561-233-3650, or at WCross@pbc.gov