You need a good attorney now. See if this guy will sell you the house for a dollar. You can file the claim and take over hte house. He won't feel responsible and you'll be able to sell and get your money back out. Never buy a home in another persons name again. No credit or not. JOINT only!
the longer you wait for an attorney, the worse things will get. Wait till he realizes he's sitting on money. He could take the house and sell it and not give you a dime. It will be very hard to recoup the money from him!
good luck. Need legal advice about called off engagement?
Talk to a real estate agent about a quit claim deed from the boy friend to you then sell the house to recover as much money as you can. The mortgage company won't like it, but if you move fast, it will probably work.
You are not legally tied to the house since it isn't in your name. In effect, you loaned the money to your boy friend.
Anybody can sue anybody, but that doesn't mean they will prevail.
You very much need to talk to a lawyer.
The law varies depending on the state you're in, but it's very likely that you have no legal obligation to the house whatsoever. As long as the payments were made on time, he wouldn't have a leg to stand on from a legal standpoint. If your name was on the mortgage and he was a co-signer, he could take legal action to force you to sell the house, but other than that, there's not much that can be done.
Legally he is responsible since he is the only one on the paperwork.
Putting all of this burden on him may cause serious credit problems for him if he can not pay on his own. No one ever plans to break up. He trusted you and put it in his name. You trusted him and put 50,000 into it. Put the house up for sale and hope for the best. Or see if he can rent it out to pay the mortgage. Do your best to help him find a solution.
He can't sue you based on thoughts alone. He would have to PROVE that you forced him to do it.
Yes, you could move out, quit paying on it and just let him have it or let it go to foreclosure, but why? Why would you want to throw away a house that you invested $50,000 into?
Why not speak with a Real Estate agent or a Real Estate attorney and see what your options are as far as selling, renting, or buying the house.
Contact a lawyer. You are not legally tied to the house, but you won't get your money back unless you make arrangements with your ex-fiance to sell the house and get your money back.
%26lt;%26lt;My ex is threatening to sue me because he thinks it was my idea and pushed him into buying a house. %26gt;%26gt;
As far as your ex is concerned, unless he can prove blackmail, he went into this of his own accord. Any damage to his credit is his alone.
If you're name is not on the deed then you are, of course, not an owner and so have no legal justification to it. On the other hand, if your name is on the loan, then you are legally responsible for THAT payment. A good attorney should be able to help you if you can prove that you have been making payments on the home.
Good luck.
You need to see a lawyer, or at least a paralegal to help you through this. The fact that you put up all the money but your name isn't on the title is a problem, but likely one that can be worked out with a lawyer. Getting the house into your name and selling it will be the only way to recoup some of the money you put in.
you need to talk to the real-estate agent that sold you the house.
you also need to go to your local courthouse and go to the Registered deeds office foe the county in which you live in, there you need to file a quit deed form.
*Do not talk to the real-estate agent that sold you the house, until you have filed this form with the county.*
';Is there any way I will be legally tied to this house since my name is on nothing?'; Not a snow balls chance in hell. He signed a legal binding agreement between himself and the lender. If you didn't, you don't have to worry about it. On the other hand, it's going to be very difficult, if not impossible, to retrieve any money you put towards the purchase of the house.
';my ex is threatening to sue me';....he's bluffing. He'd be laughed out of court.
If you bought the house before you got married you have ownership therefore its not both of you guys, if you were the one who purchased the house and have legal records, than you have the right and ownership of the home. Present the case to a lawyer but you will end up with the house.
No you can't be tied to the house. You need to get an attorney...if you have that much invested in the house and proof of payments, then you should be able to recover some of your money. Since he signed the paperwork on the house, then any idea of him suing you is really out there. But, he can try
You should talk with a lawyer. Although you could ask him to deed over the house to you it might be a technical breach of the terms of the mortgage. If that is the case perhaps the lawyer can work out a written agreement to list and sell it and you get the first $50,000 net proceeds. Good luck.
He's the owner of the house and responsible for the mortgage. You're not legally tied to the house. He owes you $50,000 which is the consideration you put into the house (or, alternatively, was a loan to your ex). The law is really quite rational about these situations.
If your name is not on anything, you can move out and not look back. I dont know what he thinks he can sue you for IF you didnt sign anything. The house was bought before marriage so it isnt marital property to be divided for debt.....
IF IF IF IF IF you signed NOTHING then you can walk away hands clean....leave it in his lap
By no means am I trying to kick you while your down, but you do not sound very bright. You have taken some very stupid moves and now you want to walk away from all you have vested? I would suggest getting a lawyer and getting as much money back as you can. It will probably involve you selling the house, and then getting back what you personally put in.
You need a good lawyer, right NOW ! You have a good chance of getting SOME of your money back. Those documents, showing the monies that you have put in on that house, are EXTREMELY important ! I have a good friend, that is a good lawyer. If you want his opinion, E-mail me back ! Important ! What state are you in ?
Maybe I am misunderstanding you, but wouldn't you want to be legally tied to this house, after all it is your investment. If there is proof of you investing $ 50,000. I would seek legal advice and get the house up for sale so as not to loose your money. Good luck .
Nope you are not tied to the house, since you're name doesn't appear anywhere.
Make sure all the utilities are not in your name before you leave.
But since your question doesn't pertain to the $50,000 your motives don't seem to be all what they are cracked up to be.
This house is his not yours no matter how much money you have put into it. He should have been smart enough to not be the only one on the title if he didnt want the responsibility. He is outta luck but you, you are just out of money but your not tied to this house so YAY you!!!
If you are not married, you can not claim anything that is of his. He has the only name on the title of the house, there for it is his. If you want the remainder of your investment back, you simply need a lawyer.
Time for you to get an attorney. And whatever you do, do not walk into this legal ';battle'; wanting to be nice. We are talking about some thing that could affect you for years to come. I wish I would have thought like that when I went through my divorce. I have been in more subtle bar fights. Good luck.
You need to look in your area and talk with a DIVORCE ATTORNEY. Because you have a lot of money to lose in this.
If you are honestly just glad he's gone and it's worth your 50,000 to get rid of him ok..
if not an attorney can tell you what you will need to do.
If you have paper work showing that you invested money into the house you may have a leg to stand on but other than that you probably have learned a very bad lesson
I don't understand WHY you want to walk away with 50,000 invested. You two should sell the house, you get the first 50,000 to get reimbursed for everything and then split the rest of the money in half.
You need to contact an attorney or he can sell the house and you lose all the money you payed into it%26gt;If you have all the receipts for payments you should be able to get it back if it sell for more than you payed for it%26gt;
Im not sure where you live but contact a lawyer before you do anything and whatever you do, do not move out otherwise you could lose all moneys you have invested.
if your name isn't on any of the paper work, you can leave without any problems. And could probable sue for at least part of your money back.
YOU NEED TO SPEAK WITH A LAWYER AND A REAL ESTATE AGENT PRONTO! GOOD LUCK AND I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BROKEN ENGAGEMENT. EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. BUT DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM THIS EMPTY HANDED!
Call an attorney. You may have given him a $50,000 gift. Too bad you didn't wait to purchase such an investment until AFTER you were married. Yikes.
Talk to a lawyer. I'd say probably not. Your ex is full of crap. No judge will buy into his claim about being ';pushed'; into it, being he wasn't exactly ';pushed'; into making payments.
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