Do you own a home — or live in a family home?

You work hard for your home. But if you don’t make a plan, your home could be lost after you’re gone. We can help you protect it — for free. Whether you live alone, with family, or with those you care about.

What is estate planning?

Estate planning means making a plan for what happens to your home, belongings, and other assets if you get sick or pass away. It can include a:

• Will or trust
• Power of attorney
• Health care proxy
• Living will
• Transfer on death deed (TODD)
• Life estate or heirship deed
• Beneficiary designation

You can even get help with deed and title issues or going to court after someone passes.

Even if you live alone …

You may want your home to go to someone you love and trust or even a charity. We’ll help you make that plan.

Why this matters

When there is no plan in place, problems can happen:

• Family or friends may fight over the home
• The home doesn’t go to the person you choose
• Scammers may target the home and steal it
• The home could face foreclosure because of mortgage, tax or title issues

Estate planning helps avoid these problems and keeps your home safe.

We can help — and in many cases, it’s free

You don’t need a lot of money to protect your home. We work with trusted lawyers and housing counselors across New York State. In many cases, their help is free.
We support everyone:

• Single homeowners
• Co-op and condo owners
• Couples and kids from earlier relationships
• Chosen families
• Older adults with no support

What if the home is already in trouble?

Sometimes, a home with no clear owner is already at risk of foreclosure or someone else stealing it. We can still help with:

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Professor Thomas W. Mitchell joins the 2025 Affordable Homeownership Summit to speak on heirs’ property and the fight for Black land ownership.
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Thank you to our partners whose generous support makes this work possible: JPMorgan Chase, New York City Council, and M&T Bank.