Gullah Geechee people offered chance to save family properties passed down through generations

A new South Carolina act will exempt some heirs’ property owners from increased property taxes In a move that protects vulnerable people from forced property sales, South Carolina recently enacted an act that could help families keep land that has been passed down for generations. The Heirs’ Property Tax Relief Act, signed into law by Henry McMaster, the state’s governor, on 15 May, prevents counties from reassessing property values when heirs clear their property titles, or resolve disputes ...

By Melissa Hellmann