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A $330,000 home for $16?
"...Lowrie and her husband said the house down the street was in
foreclosure for more than a year and the owner walked away. Then, the mortgage company went out of business. Apparently, that opened the door for someone to take advantage of the situation. But, Kenneth Robinson said he's no squatter. He said he moved in on June 17 after months of research about a Texas law called "adverse possession."" http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Texas-Law-Lets-Stranger-Move-Into-330000-Home-125528248.html |
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A $330,000 home for $16?
On Jul 15, 8:02*pm, Oren wrote:
"...Lowrie and her husband said the house down the street was in foreclosure for more than a year and the owner walked away. Then, the mortgage company went out of business. Apparently, that opened the door for someone to take advantage of the situation. But, Kenneth Robinson said he's no squatter. He said he moved in on June 17 after months of research about a Texas law called "adverse possession."" http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Texas-Law-Lets-Stranger-Move-Into-3300... Sounds like a lot of BS. So far, all you have is squatter who moved in claiming he is in the right. When a court actually rules that he is, then there would be a story. I don't know the specifics of the adverse possession law in this case, but such laws can be found in many, if not most states. To actually take a property by adverse possession in the states I have some familiarity with a whole list of specific requirements must be met, including that the person must possess the property as if it were his for a hell of a long time, like 20 years. That includes paying the taxes for that period. It's unlikely the squatter is going to pay taxes on a $300K house on the chance he might get away with it. |
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A $330,000 home for $16?
On Jul 15, 9:17*pm, "
wrote: On Jul 15, 8:02*pm, Oren wrote: "...Lowrie and her husband said the house down the street was in foreclosure for more than a year and the owner walked away. Then, the mortgage company went out of business. Apparently, that opened the door for someone to take advantage of the situation. But, Kenneth Robinson said he's no squatter. He said he moved in on June 17 after months of research about a Texas law called "adverse possession."" http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Texas-Law-Lets-Stranger-Move-Into-3300.... Sounds like a lot of BS. *So far, all you have is squatter who moved in claiming he is in the right. *When a court actually rules that he is, then there would be a story. *I don't know the specifics of the adverse possession law in this case, but such laws can be found in many, if not most states. To actually take a property by adverse possession in the states I have some familiarity with a whole list of specific requirements must be met, including that the person must possess the property as if it were his for a hell of a long time, like 20 years. *That includes paying the taxes for that period. *It's unlikely the squatter is going to pay taxes *on a $300K house on the chance he might get away with it. It's a sensationalist story, fer sure. Obviously there's a situation, but there's way too much fishy stuff. The guy "found" a key for the place? How? He had to trespass on private property to find it if it was hidden. There's no running water or electricity. Most squatter's laws that I've run across in reading require one or the other for the thing to be considered a squat. Since there's no running water or electricity - both required by most any zoning code - the building inspector could pull the CO and make the house an illegal habitation. The mortgage company went out of business and just ignored the assets on its books? Yeah, sure. R |
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A $330,000 home for $16?
Oren wrote:
"...Lowrie and her husband said the house down the street was in foreclosure for more than a year and the owner walked away. Then, the mortgage company went out of business. Apparently, that opened the door for someone to take advantage of the situation. But, Kenneth Robinson said he's no squatter. He said he moved in on June 17 after months of research about a Texas law called "adverse possession."" http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Texas-Law-Lets-Stranger-Move-Into-330000-Home-125528248.html At best, he's a squatter. Texas rules on adverse possession are complex and require three, five, ten, and twenty-five years of possession before the title is recognized on behalf of the squatter. I can't see how the three or five-year rule would apply in this situation. At a minimum, the squatters would have to cultivate, use, or enjoy the property for ten continuous years. (The 25-year rule allows for the true owner to be in the military or other exemption before protesting.) |
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