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By WHIO Staff
More victims are coming forward after the Montgomery County Prosecutor announced charges involving stolen houses.
As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Prosecutor Mat Heck discussed how people are using quit-claim deeds to steal homes during a press conference last week.
Robin Mobley has been living a nightmare since discovering that someone filed fraudulent paperwork and took legal ownership of her home two years ago.
“He went down there and filed a deed while I was out of town,” Mobley said.
Mobley explained that she acquired the home in a divorce decree in 2010. She had to go to court to re-establish her rightful ownership.
“Two years, I represented myself while recovering from cancer and dealing with cancer, and I was able to prove and show in court that I wasn’t lying and I was telling the truth,” Mobley said.
The man who victimized her allowed tenants into the home, who then accumulated unpaid bills. Even though the man has since died, his attorney has appealed the court decision that restored her ownership.
“I’m tired, and I think maybe he’s trying to wear me down, the attorney. But what is right is right. I won the property,” Mobley said.
Mobley felt relieved to see the prosecutor announce charges against two people for deed fraud involving three homes.
Property owners can now file paperwork with county offices to notify them of any new documents being filed, such as quit-claim deeds.
“I think about the older people that don’t have the energy to fight, or disadvantaged people that don’t have the money to get an attorney to fight, and we’re out here,” Mobley said.
Mobley has been trying to save money by representing herself, but the process is exhausting. She may need to hire a lawyer for the ongoing appeal.
Even if she wins at every court level, she won’t regain her home until she covers the outstanding utility bills.
Original article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/victim-quit-claim-deed-fraud-210503885.html
