KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt September 3, 2021 01:46:00
But heirs property owners are still not in the clear >> at any moment, an heir could sell his or her share, which then makes everybody vulnerable to having their property lost. >> reporter: when someone dies without a will, their heirs, kids, grandkids, great grandkids and so on all join the land jointly as tenants in common a property could end up with hundreds of part owners. and if just one of them decides to sell their share, that could result in the forced sell of the entire property below market value about 60% of african american owned land is heirs property and vulnerable to land grabs...