DEPARTMENT
Probate Court
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a contract with Georgia Heir Property Law Center ("GHPLC") in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 to provide joint educational materials, create printed and digital community outreach content and develop programming in target areas to prevent and combat property tax foreclosures for heir property in Fulton County. The agreement is for one year with no renewals. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
O.C.G.A. ? 36-10-1; All official contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons in behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered on its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
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COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
Indigent citizens throughout Fulton County own "heirs property"- land that is jointly owned by descendants of a deceased person whose estate was not handled in probate court, and therefore the land does not have clear or marketable title. Failure to have clear and marketable title prevents Fulton County citizens living in heir properties the ability to obtain utility services, federal or private aid to improve their property, etc. The Fulton County Probate Court Judge has identified a need for information by Fulton County citizens on how to clear the title on heir's property. Georgia Heir Property Law Center ("GHPLC") is a non-profit law firm that provides legal services and education to low and moderate income Georgians, who own heirs property in the Atlanta area, on how to remediate fractured titles through title clearing in the Probate Court.
GHPLC will d...
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