Man Moves Into Home While Family Is Away And Claims He Now Owns It

December 2, 2013

SPRINGDALE, Ohio (CBS Cleveland) – Imagine going out of town to visit a dying relative only to come home and find a complete stranger living in your house; and worse, that stranger now says he legally owns that house. WLWT-TV reported that Robert Carr moved into a house, changed the locks, and emptied the house.

Carr says he is able to claim the property through something called a “quiet title.” He says the family abandoned the house and gave up their rights.  Carr wants to keep the home and not have to pay a penny.  “What he’s looking for is full title and ownership of the home,” Alison Warner, the family’s attorney, told WLWT. “He’s in their home. They don’t know when he’s there. He can be there now.”…..To Read More…..

My Take - The fact that this has to go to court at all - other than sentencing this lunatic to prison - is clear evidence we have lost our way. And our minds!