Thieves Use Paperwork to Steal Homes

[Solitaire]

Thieves Use Paperwork to Steal Homes (http://kgmb9.com/kgmb/display.cfm?storyID=4790&sid=1184)

What? That's the one word everyone says: "What? What do you mean stolen? You can't steal a house!"

Even his lawyer was skeptical.

"Frankly, I said to myself maybe this guy doesn't understand how real estate works. That can't quite be," said attorney Dean Boland.

But they soon discovered not only how the house was snatched, but how easy it was to do.

Hm, surprising.

[Rob Lister]

Originally posted by Synchronicity
Thieves Use Paperwork to Steal Homes (http://kgmb9.com/kgmb/display.cfm?storyID=4790&sid=1184)

Hm, surprising.

And worse, when he finially goes to sell the house he finially got back he's going to discover cloud after cloud after cloud on the title. Mechanic's liens, contractor's liens, second/third/forth morgage liens, and who knows what else.

The legal costs of clearing it may exceed the asking price of it.

Quit claim fraud is nothing new and the lawyer that found it dubious is a dubious lawyer indeed.

[Beerina]

Ehh, that's got nuthin' on Detroit.

How to do this even more rudely in Detroit:

1. Detroit official finds old person with no known relatives

2. "Caring" Detroit official claims old person is getting senile.

3. Detroit official has judge commit them to a retirement home

4. Detroit official orders house sold "on behalf of the owner".

5. Detroit official tips off buddies to buy the house, at prices as low as $500 for the entire house.

6. Buddy turns house around, selling it for $10,000-$20,000.

7. Buddy splits profits with Detroit official.


I think this ties Cartman from South Park feigning retardation so he can win the Special Olympics as the most deserving to go to Hell award.