Man Moves Into Home While Family Is Away and Now Claims He Owns It

[GladRagDahl]

SPRINGDALE, Ohio (CBS Cleveland) – Imagine going out of town to visit a dying relative only to come home and find a complete stranger living in your house; and worse, that stranger now says he legally owns that house.

WLWT-TV reported that Robert Carr moved into a house, changed the locks, and emptied the house.

Carr says he is able to claim the property through something called a “quiet title.” He says the family abandoned the house and gave up their rights.

Carr wants to keep the home and not have to pay a penny.

“What he’s looking for is full title and ownership of the home,” Alison Warner, the family’s attorney, told WLWT. “He’s in their home. They don’t know when he’s there. He can be there now.”

[NYC_SKP]

1. Here's a link.

http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2013/12/02/man-moves-into-home-while-family-is-away-and-claims-he-now-owns-it/

Always nice to include a link.

[GladRagDahl]

2. Thank you!

You are right! My bad.

[Ilsa]

3. oh, come on!

Why cant a judge order him thrown out and arrest him for B&E and stealing their goods? Paperwork for the purchase can be provided to the judge.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. Well, I guess that is really is happening,

but I'll be damned if I can understand HOW it is happening. I don't care if someone shuts up their house for a whole winter and goes south, that does not mean that the property is just up for grabs. Good lord, could you imagine the confusion if this is allowed to happen? Every home that doesn't have someone in it at all times could be an open market for someone to steal it.

This man should be jailed, not tip-toed around. Incredible.

[valerief]

5. Is this the new Stand Your Ground shit sans firearm? nt

[Ikonoklast]

6. Carr was arrested for breaking and entering, and is currently being held on bail.

Just another scam artist who now has more problems than he might want.