Got an interesting call for new work today. Man calls me and says he has a squatter on his property. Had not been to his land in years only to find a house on it the other day. Said the occupant provided him with a deed. He is mailing me his information (deeds, etc.). Will be interesting to see which one is right.
maybe he's related to this guy............
maybe he's related to this guy............
Boy I hope not! What a wing nut.
There was a case here about 30 years ago where a lady died and left property to her heirs who lived out of state. Several years went by before any of the heirs visited the property. SURPRISE there is a residential subdivision on the property. It seems one of the heirs had forged the ladies name to a deed after her death and none of the other heirs knew about it. Luckily there was a negotiated solution or the "owners" of the homes could have been out in the cold, literally.
Andy
Maybe your potential client showed up at the wrong property.
About 10 to 15 years ago there was a fellow selling empty lots to interested buyers in a little, bitty place way out in the sticks. His wife was a notary. He would find a sucker, have the wife type up a Quit Claim Deed, then she would notarize his signature on the deed. Apparently, he got away with it for several years.
It could be a legitimate case of Adverse Possession.
That is my thought. Cant wait to see the paperwork.
Squatter ?
Without a structure to call his own, how does he prove squatting?
I would only consider it if contacted by his attorney with a 100% retainer.
Paul in PA
be a good one to follow...
I wonder who has been paying the taxes?
Yes, in California that would be a key question.
If the guy's got a deed, he's not a squatter.
He's either a dupe(victim of a scam), a scammer, or the courts dropped the ball in due process.
Or maybe, he belongs to one of those funny religious groups and this is his appointed location to wait for the next near-earth comet.
> If the guy's got a deed, he's not a squatter.
t.
Who said the deed he has describes the parcel he has built his house on?
Maybe the deed does not describe this property, but obviously the deed is his documents that he believes gives him claim to the property.
He could be completely wrong, but this doesn't make him a squatter.
The fact that he believes he owns this property is probably a stronger argument for his ownership than if he were a squatter . . . who generally knows full-well that they don't own the property.
Well make sure and update us when you do. Do leave us hanging.
