When Henry Scott’s mother died two years ago, there was never a doubt he’d want to keep her home. He most definitely did.
“It just has a lot of memories for me,” said Scott, 61.
But a title issue — tied to the lack of a will — put a smooth inheritance at risk. Such problems can result in unclear ownership, simmering family feuds and properties falling into disrepair. That can put family homes such as Scott’s at risk of being lost to unscrupulous developers or — as the Miami Herald showed earlier this year — cities seizing them over property violations and selling them to boost municipal revenue.
