Homeowner faces eviction over fraudulent mortgage
Homeowner Eric Clark faces eviction over fraudulent mortgage.
“Clark is not alone. They are creating documents that do not exist - in the form of a foreclosure deed or power of the deed - with the process, without any proof” said fair housing advocate John Fisher.
The process Fisher described illustrates how easy it is to file paperwork with county clerks.
The 56-year-old retiree Eric Clark filed multiple Dekalb County police reports alleging this is a case of fraud. The reports outline Clark telling police there were “fake documents to steal his house.” Citing, the realtor now wrongfully “has the deed to his home.”
A Dekalb County state court judge issued this judgment in Clark’s ongoing dispossessory case: “Claim of wrongful foreclosure is not a defense to dispossessory proceeding,” meaning, even if Clark believes there was fraud, if he doesn’t pay rent to the new homeowners, they have the right to evict him, even while he’s fighting a civil case.
“Clark is not alone. They are creating documents that do not exist - in the form of a foreclosure deed or power of the deed - with the process, without any proof” said fair housing advocate John Fisher.
The process Fisher described illustrates how easy it is to file paperwork with county clerks.