My dad was on Medi-Cal when he passed 10 years ago. The state put a lien on the house we shared. If I die the house has to be sold and my underage children will have to move. I couldn’t afford to pay the $40,000 ten years ago and I can’t afford to pay the $70,000 now. Do I have any other options?
Being that the average house is near a million dollars and you only owe 70k, though, selling the home might not be a bad deal.
Also Make sure you pay the property taxes. I’d be way waaaaAAay more worried about your loosing the house due to delinquent property taxes than MERP.