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Topic: Farmland Access, Heirs' Property Audience: Attorneys, Growers

Heirs’ Property: Understanding the Legal Issues by State

August 2026 | Farmland Access Legal Toolkit

Factsheets that aim to prevent the loss of land owned as heirs’ property in specific states. Each examines state laws that are relevant to heirs’ property owners, and outlines steps owners can take to resolve property issues before seeing an attorney.

Topic: Farmland Access, Heirs' Property Audience: Attorneys, Policymakers, Researchers, Technical Assistance Providers

State Incentives to Clear Title and Facilitate Property Transfer

October 2025 | Farmland Access Legal Toolkit

This case study assesses how Vermont property owners prevent and resolve clouded title and heirs’ property by using deeds to avoid probate, a property tax system that incentivizes clearing title, and methods for correcting clouded title that do not require a full probate process. These incentives serve as examples for other similarly rural states with heirs’ property issues.