Q: Can Foreclosure 3 properties in Texas. sue the scammer, borrow. I need to collect the money amount in notes. Not enoug
1. Foreclosure of three properties
2. Sue borrows for lost money, she is a scammer, who has many police reports and FBI reports over by other private JV partners.
They took money to fix the property and sell it, they took the money and never fixed it, waiting until the lender foreclosed the properties.
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It is really hard to know what your questions are. Are you the seller/borrower? Are you the lender ?
I will assume you are the lender for this question. Texas has great consumer protection laws, which were made to protect consumers, and small businesses, from unsavory characters and scammers. The most powerful of the consumer protection laws is the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act ("DTPA") Chapter 17 of the Business and Commerce Code of Texas. That law has two main methods of stopping and punishing scam companies and scamming individuals. The people and companies who lie to consumers, mislead, or deceive the public and consumers in Texas, can now be prosecuted and sued by the Attorney general's Office, the local District Attorney's office, or by private attorneys. The scammers now face criminal prosecution, and money judgments and attorney fees, if they are proven to have violated the law.
Thus, if the person you refer to as "scammer," has lied and/or made deceptive assertions, to obtain a loan, or to make a financial profit, from you, a small business, or a government program, the Attorney General, or your attorney, may sue and recover from the offending person. There are provisions in the DPTA, that are specifically tuned into Real Estate transactions, and professional services.
Check out Chapter 17, and you will see the long list of possible ways to avenge or recover any losses you suffered due to false or misleading trade practices.
I hope this helps!
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