Originally Posted By WilliamK99 <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://boingboing.net/2013/07/28/bank-forecloses-on-wrong-house.html">http://boingboing.net/2013/07/...use.html</a> Wow...So the bank forecloses on the wrong house, steals all of their belongings and the police refuse to get involved?
Originally Posted By oc_dean :O That's horrifying! I hope she finds all the help she can get - including a lawyer who will sue that bank to high heaven!
Originally Posted By barboy The police should not be involved..........clearly this is a more civil matter. The bank showed no criminal intent. Soon the bank will be paying, literally, for its blunder and will have to compensate the home owner for her losses, likely replacement costs. Banks!!!!!! Haven't they had enough bad press since '08? I guess not.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>The bank showed no criminal intent.<< "and the bank's CEO, Anthony S. Thorne, is refusing to reimburse her in full for her possessions, which were stolen and destroyed by his company" So that's not criminal intent? I'd make this such national news ... have a lawyer lined up - I'd say - fix what you broke in my life - Or I'll sue you!
Originally Posted By dshyates My guess is that this lady is going to get a lot more than the $18K that she originally asked for.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< >>The bank showed no criminal intent.<< "and the bank's CEO, Anthony S. Thorne, is refusing to reimburse her in full for her possessions, which were stolen and destroyed by his company" So that's not criminal intent? >>> No, it's not. It's a civil matter in both cases, unless the bank deliberately foreclosed on the wrong house. Refusing to pay for damages you caused to someone else is not a crime. That doesn't mean that you don't owe them - if you don't pay voluntarily, then they take you to civil court and a judge awards damages and enforces collection. But it's not a police matter.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yes... former owners frequently leave personal possessions (generally just junk) in homes that are foreclosed on. It then becomes the banks responsibility to clear out the homes to prepare them for sale. I have a friend why is a Realtor, and you wouldn't believe the condition some of those homes are left in. Unless the bank was aware that they had the wrong home at the time the possessions were sold, there really was no criminal intent. As SuperDry said, the bank SHOULD reimburse the homeowner for the mistake. If they refuse it is a civil issue, not a criminal one.
