“We’re Demolishing Your Beach House,” My Dad Said—Then the Development Board Shut It Down

transaction.”

The date landed like a body blow. February 15, 2019. Three weeks after Grandpa Joe died. The reading of the will had been February 22.

My mother’s face went pale. “But the will said the house went to the family trust. We were all there. The attorney—”

“The will said the house would be offered to the family trust at fair market value,” I continue reading …