Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
Can a nursing home collect a debt for $900 and take your home as payment?
Asked on 6/30/10, 6:15 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude
Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.
Not from the question you have posed. The nursing home can onlyh place a lien on that which was not considered homestead property. If the person at the home had a home and had any intention of returning to the home, then that is homestead property and they can not put a lien on it. Is this person deceased? Have you probated the estate? If you signed a document stating that you were responsible for the debt, then you may be liable.
Answered on 7/01/10, 8:44 am
Angelo Marino
Angelo Marino Jr. PA
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Answered on 7/03/10, 6:15 am