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Q: What can I do after I was foreclosed on?
1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Foreclosure, Arbitration / Mediation Law and Collections for Iowa on
Q: I need a lawyer to deal with a bank who's practices are questionable they're trying to repossess my house

They went and took everything out of my checking account trust me out on the road with no money I've been in contact with him all the way through they want everything in many position where I can't work with them anymore I feel when they willfully and deliberately set out to break me and they did

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 22, 2023

An Iowa attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for five weeks. I'm sorry your question went unnoticed. You mention that you need a lawyer - this forum is not set up like an attorney referral service. Attorneys here can't offer their services. You would need to reach... View More

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Q: If a property that was deeded to me prior to the death of the mortgage holder is being foreclosed on, am I responsible?

Is the estate holder responsible for the debt?

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answered on Apr 12, 2021

You are not PERSONALLY responsible for paying the mortgage, but if you don’t pay it the lender can foreclose. Also, given that the decedent transferred the property to you prior to death, it is not part of his or her estate. The transfer removed the property from the decedent’s estate and was... View More

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