Tag: legal protection

  • Deed Theft Should Not Exist

    Deed Theft Should Not Exist

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    What Does It Take to Safeguard a Title? If you hold the deed, you can’t be evicted, right? True — except if your deed is pulled out from under you by a nasty actor. It shouldn’t happen, but it does. Just ask Dada, a homeowner in Oklahoma City. Someone recorded a quitclaim on Dada’s deed,…

  • The Quitclaim Deed and Fraudulent Real Estate Transactions

    The Quitclaim Deed and Fraudulent Real Estate Transactions

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    Quitclaim deeds show up commonly in fraudulent real estate transactions. This type of deed fraud can impact elderly people, buyers purchasing real estate from strangers without warranty, renters who are paying someone who is not a legitimate owner, and anyone involved who might buy, sell, or own property. Here, we examine how it happens and…