unclestink
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
My mother passed away with no will. She left everything to her sister who had power of attorney legally filed in highlands county. She then did a quitclaim and transferred the house to me. The mortgage however was still in my mothers name. The mortgage company initially said they would switch it to me, but then changed their minds. They immediately foreclosed on the house and wouldn't accept my money.
Eventually I had to get a lawyer to help me. The lawyers told me that the mortgage company would not allow me to just make the payments. They told me that the house was in my name illegally and that I would have to go through probate court to straighten it out. Last September the mortgage was sold to another company. They showed up at my house threatening to foreclose on me if I didn't pay. The lawyers never told me about that. When I called the company that now owns the mortgage they told me that they're not foreclosing on me. So, I've begun paying them which was what I wanted to begin with.
I've paid these lawyers a total of $10000. I had to cash out a 401k to pay the $3200 for the probate. 2 mortgage companies and a real estate agent tell me they don't understand it because as far as they can tell the house is mine. So, apparently I paid 10 grand for lawyers to defend me against a foreclosure that doesn't exist. I have stopped paying them. Is there any way I can any of my 10 grand back? I'm kinda nervous about hiring anymore lawyers, but I could have lost the house for real had I continued with them.
My mother passed away with no will. She left everything to her sister who had power of attorney legally filed in highlands county. She then did a quitclaim and transferred the house to me. The mortgage however was still in my mothers name. The mortgage company initially said they would switch it to me, but then changed their minds. They immediately foreclosed on the house and wouldn't accept my money.
Eventually I had to get a lawyer to help me. The lawyers told me that the mortgage company would not allow me to just make the payments. They told me that the house was in my name illegally and that I would have to go through probate court to straighten it out. Last September the mortgage was sold to another company. They showed up at my house threatening to foreclose on me if I didn't pay. The lawyers never told me about that. When I called the company that now owns the mortgage they told me that they're not foreclosing on me. So, I've begun paying them which was what I wanted to begin with.
I've paid these lawyers a total of $10000. I had to cash out a 401k to pay the $3200 for the probate. 2 mortgage companies and a real estate agent tell me they don't understand it because as far as they can tell the house is mine. So, apparently I paid 10 grand for lawyers to defend me against a foreclosure that doesn't exist. I have stopped paying them. Is there any way I can any of my 10 grand back? I'm kinda nervous about hiring anymore lawyers, but I could have lost the house for real had I continued with them.