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House in distress

My house is in the process of being foreclosed. I called one of those companies(vultures) that claim they can buy your house in 3 days. Long story short, after I agreed to a 10K payout for a house worth 190K I got to the lawyer's office to close and was advised that I was only getting 3k. A contract was already signed but they needed a power of attorney because my husbands name is on the title. He refused. And after they contacted him, he finally agreed, however, I found someone else to purchase the property for 149K. I contacted my soon to be ex and advised him not to sign any papers and advised him of the new potential buyer. So he didn't sign anything. After advising the vultures we no longer wanted to do business with them, a huge argument took place. Now the vultures who wants to purchase the property and give me a measly 3K are threatening lawsuit and to place a lean on the property. Can they do that? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Asked on 1/01/08, 4:20 pm

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: House in distress

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To clearify my previous answer, you can probably be sued but the other party will have a weak case. If your husband never agreed to the sale and his name is on the deed, they should not have a good case. Both parties whose names are on a deed have to agree to a sale in order for it to be a binding contract. You should retain an attorney to resolve this matter for you before the foreclosure is finalized.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 1/01/08, 11:43 pm


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