Help Pamela Save Her Family Home--Love, Memories, and Legacy

Help Me Save My Family Home — A Lifetime of Love, Memories, and Legacy

Hello, my name is Pamela, and I’m humbly asking for your help to save the one thing that has held my family together through generations: our home.

My parents bought this house in 1973. Over the past 50 years, it’s been more than just a place to live — it's been the heartbeat of our family. Three of my most beloved family members passed away peacefully in this home:

This home holds every laugh, every tear, every celebration from generations of family gatherings. The walls echo with memories of birthdays, holidays, and simple moments of togetherness. Even our family pets from the past 50 years are buried in the backyard — it truly is sacred ground.

I never imagined I’d be at risk of losing it.

Why I Need Help

Before my mother passed, she made arrangements with an attorney to guide me through her living trust and ensure everything was handled properly. I followed every instruction, completed every task, paid every bill. For three years, I continued paying the standard property taxes on time — never missing a deadline — and thought everything was in order.

Then, just before Christmas 2024, I received a sudden and devastating notice from the Assessor’s Office. I had failed to submit a specific one-page form — a “parent-to-child property tax transfer” — within one year of my mother’s passing. This simple form would have legally allowed me to keep the property tax rate my parents paid.

No one ever informed me this was required — not the county, not the attorney who was hired specifically to help me through this process.

Because that form wasn’t submitted on time, the county reassessed the home at current market value and is demanding $20,581 in back taxes for the past three years. And here’s the hardest part: there was no wrongdoing, no unpaid bills, no missed tax payments — just a technical deadline that was missed because I was never told about it.

They have since approved the transfer exemption, meaning I now qualify to pay the original property tax rate going forward — but they are refusing to release the property until I pay the full $20,581 in back taxes. If I don’t pay it by May 31, 2025, penalties will begin accruing over $1,000, and the risk of losing my family home becomes very real.

We are currently pursuing legal action against the attorney who failed to advise me of this critical deadline. But as you may know, legal processes take time — and we don’t have that time. The clock is ticking.

What We’ve Done to Fight for Our Home

My husband and I are both self-employed artists. I have a long waitlist of commissioned work, and my husband supplements his income with part-time painting jobs. We’ve reduced our lifestyle to the bare essentials and are selling everything we can: our truck, collectibles, antiques, and personal items with sentimental value.

We’re doing everything in our power. But we can’t do it alone.

What This Home Means

This home is more than wood and walls — it’s a living, breathing legacy. It holds decades of love, laughter, loss, and life. It’s where I feel closest to those who have passed. It’s where I continue to care for the memories and energy of my family. And I believe — deeply — that their presence still lives here.

If you’ve ever had a place that felt like home, if you believe in honoring legacy, or if you simply want to help someone preserve what generations have built with love — please consider helping me save this irreplaceable piece of my family’s history.

Every single donation, no matter the size, helps. And if you’re not able to give, please consider sharing this campaign with others who might understand what this means.

With love and deep gratitude,

Pamela