Q: I am over 80 years old my daughter-in-law agreed to handle the sale my townhouse. After the closing the
Letter of authorization was altered by the addition of a handwritten "see attached" after it had been signed it. The alteration transferred the entire net sale price to my wife's brokerage account. There was no indication on the "attached" that I had seen it. I got nothing.
A: You did not ask a question, but I assume your question would be, "Is there something I can do"? The first thing to do is to demand what you had arranged/expected to happen. If your demand is not met, pick up the phone to schedule a consultation with an attorney in your area handling real estate litigation or general practice, so that an attorney can review the documents and determine if you can file a lawsuit to void the part of the transaction that is fraudulent. A lawyer's presuit demand letter might be appropriate. You can search for a lawyer by using the Justia.com Find-a-Lawyer tab at the top of this webpage or by contacting the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service - see www.floridabar.org/public/lrs .
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