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struggle4progress

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28. Man faces charges after claiming Springdale home while owners out of town

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 03:14 PM

Dec 2013

UPDATED 11:37 PM EST Dec 02, 2013

... Police say Robert Carr let himself inside while the family was out of town and made himself at home. When the family found Carr, he told them they had abandoned the house and that he was the new owner.

Carr said he had a "quiet title," which allowed him to claim the house as his own. Further, Carr felt the family had given up their rights to ownership.

Police saw the situation differently than Carr, and charged him with breaking and entering and theft.

www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/man-faces-charges-atfer-claiming-home-while-owners-out-of-town

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Family goes to visit dying relative, stranger moves into their house and claims title [View all] cali Dec 2013 OP

The Blaze hmmm? NightWatcher Dec 2013 #1

I'm waiting for confirmation from Twitchy Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #2

here is a local tv station's investagative report: cali Dec 2013 #6

here: cali Dec 2013 #4

These sites scour the world for stories to get outraged by NightWatcher Dec 2013 #8

True, however it does happen more often than you may think. Glassunion Dec 2013 #15

They are never held up in court, according to the FBI guy. n/t JimDandy Dec 2013 #19

True. But at what cost to the legitimate homeowner? Glassunion Dec 2013 #20

The winning side almost always is awarded court and attorney costs JimDandy Dec 2013 #21

Not always. Some homeowners can get stuck with the bill. Glassunion Dec 2013 #22

This guy will wind up dead someday when he pulls this on the wrong person. TeamPooka Dec 2013 #3

yup, the three s rule should apply, shoot, shovel, shut the hell up. loli phabay Dec 2013 #5

People shoot each other over a parking space. What are they going to do about their house? TeamPooka Dec 2013 #7

And will doubtless be buried in someone else's grave. 11 Bravo Dec 2013 #12

lmao that was funny. TeamPooka Dec 2013 #18

we can only hope frylock Dec 2013 #24

I don't see how he could get away with this vankuria Dec 2013 #9

So nobody can ever go on vacation again? silverweb Dec 2013 #10

Sounds like bullshit to me. Paladin Dec 2013 #11

Ah, a "Sovereign Citizen" jberryhill Dec 2013 #13

Oh, yeah, THAT'LL work! hatrack Dec 2013 #14

A Soveriegn Citizen that went to HS with me! maxsolomon Dec 2013 #16

Your link is to a entirely different case which was perpetrated by a relative using fraud. n/t JimDandy Dec 2013 #23

i am aware maxsolomon Dec 2013 #25

Man who claimed family's home .. has done the same with another ELEVEN properties struggle4progress Dec 2013 #27

He doesn't acknowledge government authority...Sovereign Citizens countryjake Dec 2013 #17

He must choose to victimize pacifists seveneyes Dec 2013 #26

Man faces charges after claiming Springdale home while owners out of town struggle4progress Dec 2013 #28

90 days in jail for Texas man who stole house of cancer patient: jsr Dec 2013 #29

Give him a 20 year lease for a room in a government-run all-inclusive facility nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #30

Forclosure bpj62 Dec 2013 #31

Links to documents in the case can be found here: struggle4progress Dec 2013 #32