Policy Agenda

CHP’s Policy Agenda supporters champion practical, bipartisan, and solutions-oriented policies that strengthen heirs’ property owners and the communities they support.

Priorities

Resilient & Affordable Housing

CHP supports housing policies that expand opportunities for heirs’ property owners to build wealth, strengthen property improvements, and access disaster recovery programs that benefit all communities.

Budget & Public Spending

CHP supports public spending decisions that expand access to essential services, promote family stability, and strengthen local economies by supporting heirs’ property owners.

Property Tax Policies

CHP supports fair and transparent tax policies that protect heirs’ property owners, prevent unnecessary property loss, and uphold the rights of all property owners.

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Resilient & Affordable Housing

CHP supports housing policies that expand opportunities for heirs’
property owners to build wealth, strengthen property improvements, and access disaster recovery programs that benefit all communities.

We all want to come home to resilient, affordable housing. The families in our communities that own heirs property might hold the keys to affordable housing, increased property values, and wealth for our entire community.

Budget & Public Spending

CHP supports public spending decisions that expand access to essential services, promote family stability, and strengthen local economies by supporting heirs’ property owners.

For generations, heirs’ property owners and their communities have faced barriers in realizing the full value of their homes, forests, and farmland. By strengthening investment in essential services, we can help families clear title and secure the same rights and
opportunities enjoyed by all property owners.

Property Tax Policies

CHP supports fair and transparent tax policies that protect heirs’ property owners, prevent unnecessary property loss, and uphold the rights of all property owners.

Property tax systems can be complicated, and heirs’ property owners sometimes face bills that do not even list their name. Because of unresolved legal title, they are often excluded from basic tax protections that other property owners receive. Updating property tax policies ensures fairness and helps families keep and improve their homes, forests, and land—benefiting all property owners.

Thank you!

We invite your organization to sign on as a supporter of this Policy Agenda. By doing so, you’ll stay informed about our advocacy efforts, and please note that supporter organizations may be publicly recognized on our forthcoming Supporters page.

Whether you’re seeking support, exploring a partnership, or simply want to learn more – our team is here to help.

About Us

The Center for Heirs’ Property has been helping landowners protect their family legacy. Learn about how they save, protect, and grow land value – and the impact they’ve made.

Our Team

Meet the passionate team driving the mission of the Center for Heirs’ Property. These are the leaders protecting land, legacy, and justice to build generational wealth.

East Texas Heirs Property Intiative

As part of our expansion efforts, the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation (CHPP) has launched a new initiative, the East Texas Heirs’ Property Initiative.

At the Center for Heirs’ Property, we help families protect what matters most — their land and their legacy.

Service Areas

The Center for Heirs’ Property serves families across South Carolina and East Texas, providing legal services, forestry support, and education to help protect land. 

Forestry

At the Center for Heirs’ Property, we help families turn that opportunity into lasting value through sustainable forestry and land management.

Legal

Explore how the Center for Heirs’ Property provides free and low-cost legal services to help families resolve heirs’ property issues and protect their land and legacy.

Expanded Impact

For over 20 years, the Center for Heirs’ Property has helped families protect their land, preserve their legacy, and build generational wealth.

Give today and be part of the movement to safeguard family land for generations to come.

Donate

Support the Center for Heirs’ Property and help us protect family land and preserve their legacies. Your donation makes a lasting impact on communities and generations to come.

Careers

Discover career opportunities at the Center for Heirs Property. Join our team in protecting family land and empowering landowners.

Newsletters

These clinics are especially focused on helping families protect their heirs’ property, ensuring that land and assets are passed down securely and clearly across generations.

Press Releases

We provide vital information and resources to help families resolve land ownership issues and make informed decisions about their property.

News

These gatherings cover topics like conservation practices, timber harvesting, and land stewardship, all designed to help protect and sustain your forestland for future generations.

Join one of the many Heirs Property events in your county today and get involved with us today. 

FREE Wills Clinics

These clinics are especially focused on helping families protect their heirs’ property, ensuring that land and assets are passed down securely and clearly across generations.

Heirs’ Property Seminars, Clinics and Land Use Workshops

We provide vital information and resources to help families resolve land ownership issues and make informed decisions about their property.

Sustainable Forestry Workshops & Forestry Events

These gatherings cover topics like conservation practices, timber harvesting, and land stewardship, all designed to help protect and sustain your forestland for future generations.