Posted on 11/30/2013 5:39:46 PM PST by moonshinner_09
A family Ohio were in for a nasty surprised after they returned from a visit out-of-town visit to a dying relative to find someone else had moved into their house. Their outrage has now turned into a court battle, pitting them against a man who says he has the court documents to prove the house is now his. Robert Carr moved into the home that had been occupied for 21 years, changed the locks and emptied the house. Scroll down for video... When the family confronted Carr, he showed them a document he filed with the the County Court. It's called a 'quiet title' and lays claim to the property because Carr says the family abandoned the house and gave up all their rights.
The family members have said they are too afraid to be identified. 'What he's looking for is full title and ownership of the home,' the family's attorney, Alison Warner, said.
Carr expects to pay nothing to keep the home. 'He's in their home. They don't know when he's there. He can be there now,' Warner said. WLWT has uncovered 11 other instances where Carr has filed the same paperwork. Seven of the cases were filed on the same day. 'When you abandon a property and don't want anything to do with it, somebody can come in and take it,'' Carr WLWT. 'I have a team of people who go out and I say make sure the house is empty. If it's empty, change the locks,' Carr said. 'Anybody can do it.' The family from Springfield who don't want to be identified say they feel violated. 'I'm very scared, you know, because I never know if somebody's going to be here,' the homeowner said.
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I have recounted a few times on FR how I had a car stolen from me, the thief *admitted* to the police that he had taken the car without paying for it, and how the cops refused to do anything about it because the thief had a copy of the title in his name. The title was FORGED (another crime), but at that point the cops told me to try taking him to small claims court. They actually threatened to arrest me unless I left the police station - and I wasn’t making a disturbance, only asking to see their supervisor.
All you have to do is set this guy up. Draw his attention
make it look like it’s abandoned and wait till he comes in.
The fact that this criminal was NOT arrested IMMEDIATELY
is all the proof we need that our government is totally and
completely corrupt.
Let me know when some quiet justice pays this individual a visit.
Or Florida. My house.
You see ... that’s the thing ... once someone has “something” that is “paperwork” showing something different than you claim — at that point, the police are not going to do anything except to tell you to go to court.
Apparently, they “don’t have a leg to stand on.” It seems that they were already foreclosed!
“IDk.. Id be testing the laws about shooting an invader at this point.
Its my house a$$hole. Leave or you will find yourself with a few more holes.”
That is my take. I’d simply explain to him, “Bull Shit. Ever heard of Pascel’s wager? Here is my version. You leave, you win and I win. You don’t leave, you die and I either get off for shooting an intruder or go to prison. But either of those two mean you lose no matter what happens to me.
I worked hard to get my home. And I will be dead or in prison before I let someone like that do this to me.
It seems that the issue is between the mortgage holder and this guy in the house. Those other people (who were in there before) are out of the picture since they had been foreclosed upon.
“are there other states that allow this crap”
There was some arcane law on the books in Texas that said if a piece of farm land was listed (preparing to be planted or planted...even if it was in sunflowers) that property belonged to the planter.
My very kind MIL allowed a prospective buyer to go ahead and move in prior to closing the deal and got caught in this trap.
She could have been caught in court for years and spent a ton of money in legal fees. Fortunately..she had a very brave and redneck son that skipped over the middle man and booted the grifters out on their heineys. He also had the unspoken support of the local law enforcement on his side. And they lost the planted crop. :) I love West Texas justice. :)
This was in the 70’s. Not sure if that law is still on the books.
>>A family Ohio were in for a nasty surprised after they returned from a visit out-of-town visit
Who writes this stuff? >>
Someone who dosen’t checke his writeing he wrihts.
I’ve had ‘em in my court. They’re extremely frustrating to deal with because they truly think they’ve got a valid legal position, even though most o
of the pleadings and “motions” they file are gibberish.
Gubmint workers, that's who...
My house? He’d be dead.
Catch this guy by himself. Bring along your two friends,
Smith and Wesson. Convince him to sign a document
relinguishing to you all claims on your property present
and future. Be prepared to fire a warning shot or three
into his torso if neccessary. Start a neighborhood watch
with the help of George Zimmerman minus his gfriend.
bmflr
If this quiet title approach actually works, then banks will need to have someone live in the houses that have been foreclosed.
Does anyone have a picture of the squatter?
I don’t know who writes this stuff, but no one proof reads it!
Not to worried about this really.
As soon as anyone entered our house the alarm would start to blare. If they were still stupid enough to hang around it would just be a couple of minutes before the racket will wake up my neighbor who works the night shift as a policeman in the nearest town.
He’s grumpy too when woken from his beauty sleep ; )
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