New Owner Here

treadinwater · July 5, 2005, 10:50pm

I purchased a home at a forclosure sale in May, closed in June and now I cannot get the previous owners to leave. day of closing I went toclerk of court, a week later small claims court for an eviction, waited another 10 days and at the last minute she (the previous owner) has filed an appeal. She is living there with no power or water for over 2/3 months has people living in the out building and I can’t even find anyone to insure the home because of the condition. In the meanwhile I’m making the payments on the loan, court fees etc. any ideas on what to do next and how long can she stall?

Thanks for any and all help! just tring to keep my head above water here in N. Carolina.

deedeelynn · July 9, 2005, 9:51pm

Wow, bad situation!
Questions: How is it that she’s still able to be in the house?
What is she appealing?
What did they tell you at the courthouse?

Can you get an attorney and then sue her for court fees since she won’t leave peacefully?

Just wondering…

treadinwater · July 10, 2005, 1:21am

deedeelynn:

Wow, bad situation! Yep, it is.
Questions: How is it that she’s still able to be in the house? She just has no where to go I guess and I haven’t been able to get as far as to have the sheiff’s office to go out to bodily remove her. I hear she has a bad drug habbit that consumes most of her time.
What is she appealing?Time I guess, and I have heard from the neighbors that she feels she has been treated unfairly. you know the banks and such taking away her home and then there is me the bad person that bought the home.
What did they tell you at the courthouse?nothing! they say anything they say could be seen as legal advice and they don not give legal advice.

Can you get an attorney and then sue her for court fees since she won’t leave peacefully? I guess that is the next step if the next small claims court appearence does not pan out.

Just wondering… Thanks for the interest, keep your fingers crossed for me.

ClayHomeSavers · July 10, 2005, 1:53am

Crazy! In FL you get a writ of possesion(eviction) 24 hours after the sale.

newdad · July 11, 2005, 2:32am

On this topic, anyone know the law in CA? How easy/hard is it to evict when necessary?

Thanks in advance!

fldave · July 13, 2005, 2:40pm

Pardon my ignorance, but if you own the home, have the deed why wouldn’t you call the police and have them removed for trespassing? Also, couldn’t you have a lcoksmith change the locks?