----- Original Message ----- From: "M' Bee" <mistlebee@hotmail.com> To: <METISGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 3:26 PM Subject: [METISGEN-L] So Angry I could Cry. But Will Spit! > What probably happened was that when the man was trying to sell the property > a title search was done to see if he actually owned the land and all of the > parcel he was claiming and that was why Viola's claim was discovered. > Theoretically he might be able to sell the property if the new owner is > willing to scrap it out with Viola in court. Otherwise most reputable real > estate people won't touch this deal and the man will have to sell it on his > own. > > If Viola has all her paperwork she needs to contact the county courthouse, > office of the assessor, where the property is located and see if her land is > properly recorded in her name. The problem may lay in back taxes. If she > hasn't been paying any taxes on the land she may have to make up that > difference in order to establish clear title. If she or a member of her > family has been paying the taxes, then the man who is claiming the land is > out of luck. > > If HE has been paying the taxes on the property, depending on how long he > has been doing it, he may be able to claim the land by default. It depends > on the property and tax laws in that state. In Alaska a person can claim > ownership if they have records going back seven years on the tax payments > for a piece of property. This is how family properties are often finally > assigned to one individual. > > The county assessor should be able to tell her the status of her property > and the county or local court clerk should be able to tell her what legal > statutes and precedents are relevant to her case so that she can look them > up for herself. They might have an online legal library where she can do > this. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ==== METISGEN Mailing List ==== > Posting of virus warnings, spam, chain letters, or political > announcements -> NOT ALLOWED. > Be polite(no flames!) Threats, name calling -> Not Tolerated! > NON COMMERCIAL! NON POLITICAL! Share & Care...Enjoy Together! > Reasonable system test messages to METISGEN-L by members Tolerated! > Once a member, reminder list address is: METISGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Archive Browsing: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >