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nadine71

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What is the name of your state? NY

My mom passed away in 97. I contacted a lawyer to handle her estate closing being she had a house. I was appointed administrator of the estate.

Now I am in final stages of selling the property and attorney I have now alerted me that I have two outstanding liens against the house. What I don't understand is why the lawyer who handled the estate closing didn't bother to run a title search. How can you transfer a property without doing a title search?? That way the new owner knows if there are any outstanding debts and decide if it's worth keeping the property. I never received any letters from the creditors saying x amount dollars is owed. Is there anything I can do legally do to this laywer? Being totally totally mispresented me
 


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nadine71 said:
What is the name of your state? NY

My mom passed away in 97. I contacted a lawyer to handle her estate closing being she had a house. I was appointed administrator of the estate.

Now I am in final stages of selling the property and attorney I have now alerted me that I have two outstanding liens against the house. What I don't understand is why the lawyer who handled the estate closing didn't bother to run a title search. How can you transfer a property without doing a title search?? That way the new owner knows if there are any outstanding debts and decide if it's worth keeping the property. I never received any letters from the creditors saying x amount dollars is owed. Is there anything I can do legally do to this laywer? Being totally totally mispresented me

**A: you have no case.
 

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