Woman's house mistakenly auctioned by bank

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: thraashman

Originally posted by: rudder
That?s what happened to Anna Ramirez after she found all of her stuff out on the front lawn of her Homestead home last week and a strange man demanding she get out of his newly purchased house.



That is why I keep my guns fairly inaccessible. I would have shot first and asked questions later.

Seeing as there were cops there doing the eviction, I think you might have gotten in some trouble were you to do that.

well, the cops were trespassing

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
Just like BurnItDwn, I too, was a bit confused as to just how this happened, Sooo many details are missing. Reading though the 45+ pages of a blog on this story,(what a ride), I came across this,- cut & pasted from a post.
"After a little research, it would seem this journalist has twisted the story to garner a little sensationalism and some national recognition. From what little information is available elsewhere, it looks like the woman was in the process of foreclosure and was able to reach a deal with the bank to restructure her loan at the last minute, just as the property was being sold. WaMu, along with the homeowner went to court to have the sale reversed. A judge ordered the reversal of the sale, but it was never filed by the clerk's office. It also seems that the buyer was well aware that the sale was to be reversed, but took advantage of the clerical error. There was clearly an injustice done to this woman, by the County Clerk's office, but to say that she had no idea her house was for sale is simply false . And as bad as they may be, it looks like Washington Mutual did nothing wrong in this case. In fact, they did everything they could to help this woman keep her house."
I have no way of confirming if what this poster wrote is true, but it would explain a lot.

Hmmmm, I have a fresh box of "Jump to Conclusions" mats for a lot of people in this thread 🙂

But but...it was on the interweb, it must be true!

Koing

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
Just like BurnItDwn, I too, was a bit confused as to just how this happened, Sooo many details are missing. Reading though the 45+ pages of a blog on this story,(what a ride), I came across this,- cut & pasted from a post.
"After a little research, it would seem this journalist has twisted the story to garner a little sensationalism and some national recognition. From what little information is available elsewhere, it looks like the woman was in the process of foreclosure and was able to reach a deal with the bank to restructure her loan at the last minute, just as the property was being sold. WaMu, along with the homeowner went to court to have the sale reversed. A judge ordered the reversal of the sale, but it was never filed by the clerk's office. It also seems that the buyer was well aware that the sale was to be reversed, but took advantage of the clerical error. There was clearly an injustice done to this woman, by the County Clerk's office, but to say that she had no idea her house was for sale is simply false . And as bad as they may be, it looks like Washington Mutual did nothing wrong in this case. In fact, they did everything they could to help this woman keep her house."
I have no way of confirming if what this poster wrote is true, but it would explain a lot.

Hmmmm, I have a fresh box of "Jump to Conclusions" mats for a lot of people in this thread 🙂

But but...it was on the interweb, it must be true!

Koing

So basically there is a douchebag that works for the government (surprise) that enabled another douchebag to take advantage of the situation and act like a douchebag (no surprise).

EDIT: Spelling

 

[thecoolnessrune]

If the guy purchasing the house knew the sale is reversed then its time for that woman to get the absolute best lawyer she can.

Sue for damages and rape him for every penny plus her court and lawyer costs. That sort of behavior is just bullshit.

 

[Mide]

She should get a huge stack of money for that "mistake"

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: her209

The sale was eventually reversed by a Miami-Dade judge, allowing Ramirez to return to her old digs. Ramirez said she wants to sue for the damage to her furniture.

I'd be suing for at least the house and then some. Also, isn't what the bank did considered a breach of the contract?

did you read the article?

A mistake in the Miami-Dade Clerk's Office appears to be behind the mishap, which landed Ramirez homeless for more than 24 hours.

Originally posted by: Redfraggle
That's just it, they are. However, there wasn't one, because it appears there never should have been one. Somebody at the bank is probably getting fired for this. I'd be pretty pissed about them destroying my stuff. Even evicting people, have some damn respect for humans, geez.

did you read the article?

A mistake in the Miami-Dade Clerk's Office appears to be behind the mishap, which landed Ramirez homeless for more than 24 hours.

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Well, she should be smiling all the way to the bank. The lawsuit should easily pay off her mortgage.

doubt it.

Originally posted by: Svnla
If I was that lady, I have my lawyer files the suit so fast that would set Don King hair on fire.

Talk about a good case for emotional distress.

they may not have negligent infliction and good luck showing an intentional infliction case.

Originally posted by: marvdmartian
I'm no fan of the ambulance chasers in this country, but I do believe if I were asked to provide this lady with some advice, I'd tell her to go hire the biggest, baddest lawyer in the world..... someone so mean that they make babies cry, women and old people faint, and rabid wolverines tremble in fear, whenever they walk in a room!!

Sue for the damage to her furniture? Man, she ought to get enough for the furniture AND the mortgage payoff!!

from what? the miami dade clerk's office? they probably just defend with sovereign immunity. which means that even the shadiest lawyer would think twice about suing them under the typical plaintiff's % fee. so the only person she'll sue is the guy that just tossed her stuff out. and that's probably limited to the value of the damaged stuff.

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
Just like BurnItDwn, I too, was a bit confused as to just how this happened, Sooo many details are missing. Reading though the 45+ pages of a blog on this story,(what a ride), I came across this,- cut & pasted from a post.
"After a little research, it would seem this journalist has twisted the story to garner a little sensationalism and some national recognition. From what little information is available elsewhere, it looks like the woman was in the process of foreclosure and was able to reach a deal with the bank to restructure her loan at the last minute, just as the property was being sold. WaMu, along with the homeowner went to court to have the sale reversed. A judge ordered the reversal of the sale, but it was never filed by the clerk's office. It also seems that the buyer was well aware that the sale was to be reversed, but took advantage of the clerical error. There was clearly an injustice done to this woman, by the County Clerk's office, but to say that she had no idea her house was for sale is simply false . And as bad as they may be, it looks like Washington Mutual did nothing wrong in this case. In fact, they did everything they could to help this woman keep her house."
I have no way of confirming if what this poster wrote is true, but it would explain a lot.

well that explains a lot.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: JS80
I dunno what's worse, going through the hassle or finding out your $260k house is now worth $87k.

Wrong house, I guess...