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<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/> Colo. homeowner
can’t evict squatters because they declared
bankruptcy<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/colo-homeowner-cant-evict-squatters-because-they-declared-bankruptcy/>by
Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/>
This is every homeowner's nightmare.
A man and his wife left their Colorado home for an extended 8-month trip.
When they returned, they found that a realtor had sold their house to
another family for $5,000. But the squatters can't be evicted because
they've declared bankruptcy!
<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/squatter.png>*Homeowners
Troy Donovan and wife*
Zachry Floro and Mandi Woodruff report
for<http://www.businessinsider.com/troy-donovan-still-cant-get-the-squatters-out-of-his-home-2012-8#ixzz22Kq1wn3t>
*Business Insider*, Aug. 1, 2012:
Two Colorado squatters managed to skirt around a court-ordered eviction
notice by filing personal bankruptcy, according a local CBS
affiliate<http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/07/28/squatters-remain-in-littleton-home-despite-judges-ruling/>
.
Last month, a judge ordered the pair, Veronica Fernandez-Beleta and Jose
Rafael Leyva-Caraveo, to turn the property over to the rightful
owners.
<http://www.businessinsider.com/troy-donovan-almost-loses-home-to-squatters-2012-7>
But before the county sheriff could evict them, they used the one loophole
they had left: filing bankruptcy. “The sheriff’s office will not proceed
with an eviction if there is a bankruptcy in question,” Arapahoe County
Undersheriff David Walcher told
CBS<http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/cbs>
.
It's another blow for the original owners, Troy Donovan and his wife, who
came home after an extended trip to find the house taken over by a new
family.
In their eight-month absence, a realtor named Alfonso Carillo allegedly
sold the property to the new owners for $5,000. Carillo claimed they could
buy the deed under "adverse possession," an umbrella law for squatters
rights that can be invoked if property owners fail to claim their land for
a certain stretch of time. The law varies state by state, but requires 18
years of possession in Colorado.
Since the squatters filed bankruptcy, a court will have to determine
ownership of the house all over again, a process that could take up to a
few months, according to CBS.
Abandoned homes are easy targets for schemes like these, and foreclosed
properties are even more susceptible with no homeowners around to defend
their turf. In the Donovans' case, they lucked out when neighbors became
suspicious of the new owners and tipped them off.
*As with any extended vacation or time away from your home, it's wise to
have friends, family or neighbors check in on the property from time to
time.*
H/t FOTM's beloved Joseph!
*~Eowyn*
*Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/>* |
August 6, 2012 at 4:56 pm | Tags: Alfronso
Carillo<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=alfronso-carillo>,
Arapahoe County<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=arapahoe-county>,
David Walcher <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=david-walcher>, Jose
Rafael
Leyva-Caraveo<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=jose-rafael-leyva-caraveo>,
Troy Donovan <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=troy-donovan>,
Veronica
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