Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
Taken off deed
I living with someone and bought a house for cash in 1998 in Pa. It was paid with a bank check which was issued to me In 2000 from the sale of another house. In 2000 I left the house because of abuse in the middle of the night, he never gave my anything my son, my cloths etc. My son lives with his father in the house. I was in touch with both of them untill 2004 when he stopped taking my calls. I found out he took out a mortgage in 2004 I just found out he may have taken me off the deed could he have did this without my knowledge, it would not have been hard to find me he has run ins with my sister and my son who is 19 works with my sister. Is there anything I can do
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Re: Taken off deed
If the house was deeded to you both when you bought it, the only way your name could be legally taken off title is for you to sign a deed. your former partner should not have been able to get a mortgage on his signature only, all owners of a property must sign the mortgage.
If you did not sign a deed [or the mortgage], but title has been changed to your former partner alone, you would have to sue [Quiet Title] to get title back into your name and also to undo a mortgage that was not given by you. The law suit has to be in the state and county where the property is located, and from your question, I assume that is in PA.
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