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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“the original homeowner had already been “foreclosed” upon and they were getting ready to leave anyway.”
I think someone mentioned another case where that was the situation, not the one in the article.
I’d shoot the s.o.b.
I like your attitude, but I think this was in Britian. They have lots of idiot laws and rules...
oops, it was in Ohio. sorry, should read everything twice and post once...
I walk into my house and someone I did not invite in is in there? A court case? Not so much. A coroners inquest maybe......
There are photos of him in the news stories.
One of holders people.
Presenting false documents to law enforcement is forgery and it is a crime.
That’s why you cut the phone lines and buy a cell phone jammer first. Say about 3:00 AM. Next morning you tell the cops, “Gee officer, I don’t know there those nice fellows went.”
Fine, arrest me and let a jury of my peers judge me on why I dropped the guy (and his buddies) where he (they) stood on MY property. I'm fine with that and just did the state a favor.
They should find Carrs residence ( must be somewhere in the court papers )and return the favor....
We have a law here that if someone is allowed use of a property for a umber of years thy can claim it.
One local bar owner used another mans field for baseball diamond for many years, and each year they picked a day , the farmer would come over and run him off the property. They went in the bar had a drink and the problem was solved.
The property really has to be abandoned for some long amount of time. Not just a couple of months, years.
I don't picture this happening in Texas...
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