Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida
Forged Signatures
We sold our home in August. It
was a ''short'' sale. The 2nd mortgage company has produced
a paper from the title company that
says we ''agreed'' that the lien would be removed, but not the debt.
Our signatures are forged with my
name being mis spelled.
Is this a crime? Should I call the police or have to pay an attorney.
The bad debt is now showing up
on our credit report due to this
forgery.
Thank you
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Forged Signatures
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Frankly, you should probably do both. Call the police and report the forgery. At the same time, hire an attorney to work with you on the civil side in an attempt to get the debt satisfied and all bad information removed from your credit history.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.