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there is really nothing you can do except chalk it up to experience, and give her a bad rep if anyone asks, don't use that agency anymore, and tell her boss about it.
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01-26-2009 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by
hotwheelstx
As of Friday Jan. 23 I don't own the house anymore. This all transpired before the sale of the house. I just found out about it on Friday afternoon when I went over to my mom's house w/the new owners.
So is it the NEW owner who has the key? If not, I would recommend that you incur the cost for rekeying the house, as like you said you were legally resposible. If someone uses the key to break into their house, I am sure that it would weigh heavily on your consicence.
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I would not worry about it. It is their house, thier problem. If I lost the keys to my house, it would be my responsibility to get the house rekeyed, not someone elses. It is not her, (OP) responsibility.
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I'm at a loss. The realtor tells me she didn't give the new owners the keys, yet. My question is....then why did the new owners tell me they had the key, lost it?
Thru the courts I'm still responsible for what's in the house....everything that's in there is my mothers. I was ordered by the courts to wait til the house was sold before I removed anything else from the house.
I did remove...tv's, money, jewelery, things of important value out right after my mother passed. When I was taken to court by my brother....that's when I was told to leave everything alone in the house. That was within a 10 day period after my mother died.
I'm the executor of my mom's estate.....my brother was caught lying under oath to the judge.
I'll just wait and see if anything's missing. I can't go over there w/out the new owners permission.
Name for a new country song: If I'd Shot You Sooner, I'd Be Out of Jail by Now.
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that was just so you could not remove things like light fixtures, etc. You can certainly remove anything like a sofa or chair.
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Originally Posted by
cathych
that was just so you could not remove things like light fixtures, etc. You can certainly remove anything like a sofa or chair.
I agree, Cause otherwise the new owners can be "helping" themselves to whatever they want and you would never know the difference. which could have already happened unless you have a photographic memory of EVERYTHING in the house.
My "adopted" brother. Gone but not forgotten. 8/23/09
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It was made clear by my attorney to my realtor she wasn't to give/loan the key to anyone during the time I was showing the house.
She gave the new owners the key sometime in early December....without my permission and NO CONTRACT.
She also signed my name on a contract for her employer. Stating I was out of town (I was the first week of December for fil's funeral) and that she had permission to sign my name. She did not. Everything is to be cleared by my attorney, judge overseeing the estate. I have to report to the judge once a month on the status of everything that's gone on, turn in receipts, show proof that things were done.
She came highly recommended by a lot of people. I did research on her before I hired her....her references are outstanding here in Houston. Named one of the top sellers for 2004-2008.
Going to see attorney tomorrow and hopefully get this all straightened out. If my brother finds out what happened I'm not sure what he'll do.
Wish me luck.
Name for a new country song: If I'd Shot You Sooner, I'd Be Out of Jail by Now.
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She definitely shouldn't be signing your name to anything. Thats wrong and I hope the people haven't taken anything either. It seems like they shouldn't have been shown the house without you or the realtor there with them.
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When we were house hunting, we were NEVER allowed to enter a home without the realtor. Every single house had a lock box on it. I'd be checking into this realtor. She sounds like quite the operator. Signing your name to any document is forgery, a crime. I'm assuming your state has a board of realtors. A phone call to them might be a good idea. If only to get an idea of your rights. I'd be calling her ethics into question.
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