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What kind of lawyer do I need?
About 8 years ago, I signed over power of attorney on my house, to an investment firm, more or less sold it to a company who took over payments to sell my house. However, the house stayed in my name and 2 weeks ago I gt a call telling me they no longer want my house. I went to look at the house today and it is trashed inside and out. What should I do?
Asked on July 8, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Indiana
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You need a real estate or contract attorney. You say you essentially "signed over power of attorney" on your house. What you signed will affect your remedies.... so you want an attorney that routinely handles contract disputes involving real estate. This power of attorney may have created a duty on the company to maintain the property and you could potentially sue for damages for their breach of contract or breach of fiduciary duty. But, again, your contract or written agreement will set out the extent of their liability, if any. For right now, take pictures of everything, document the damage well (scratch here, stain there...), get an estimate on what the repairs will cost, and then gather all of the documents relating to this house and the power of attorney and take them to an attorney. They will need all of this information to give you a specific assessment of what your rights and remedies are and are not.
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