Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

If the property is in only your name, unless you signed the Note and Mortgage, you should not be liable on it. If someone forged your signature, you will have to take legal action to correct this. You are not required to be responsible for properties that you have not purchased or where title was transferred to you without your accepting it.

If you have not yet had settlement, there is no reason that you must buy the house with only your name on the mortgage.

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