No, almost definitely not. What they can do is take you to court and win a judgment against you. If that judgment isn't satisfied, they can obtain a court order to garnish your wages.
What they can't do is threaten you with jail or putting a lien on your home. Know your rights. Check out the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act online.
A cemetery deed is a legal document. It is a deed for the plot or plots you purchased.
If it was recorded in the land records you can obtain a copy at that office.If it was not recorded you need to obtain a newly executed confirmatory deed from the grantor.If it was recorded in the land records you can obtain a copy at that office.If it was not recorded you need to obtain a newly executed confirmatory deed from the grantor.If it was recorded in the land records you can obtain a copy at that office.If it was not recorded you need to obtain a newly executed confirmatory deed from the grantor.If it was recorded in the land records you can obtain a copy at that office.If it was not recorded you need to obtain a newly executed confirmatory deed from the grantor.
If you don't have the original you can obtain a copy for a nominal fee at the land records office where your deed was recorded when you purchased your property.
Ownership of real property is transferred by a deed. The grantee on that deed is the new owner. If you want to own that same land you need to ask the owner to transfer it to you by a new deed listing you as the grantee. Property should never be purchased in someone else's name.
Unless the collection agency is an assignee for a firm who provided labor or materials for your real property, they cannot place a lien against your home. They can, however, obtain a judgment, which will act as a lien against your home. They cannot foreclose on your home unless the debt is secured to a mortgage or deed of trust.
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Yes
The answer depends on the laws in your particular jurisdiction and when the property was purchased.
Yes. You must pay off the debt in full and get a deed from the person who purchased the property at the sheriff's sale. That deed must be recorded immediately.
Yes as long as the property was not purchased by a family member.
If you purchased an owner's title insurance policy and now you find the deed that conveyed the property to you was fraudulent you should make a claim against the title insurance AND against the malpractice insurance of the attorney who represented you when you purchased the property. Someone didn't do their job.
If your middle initial was written incorrectly in your deed you should return to the attorney who represented you when you purchased your property and ask her to draft and record in the land records a scrivener's affidavit explaining the error and ask to have it referenced to your deed.