Getting the local police involved with a real estate issue is sometimes necessary. Today I have a list of some of the common circumstances when you should call for backup.
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Today I want to talk to you about how police departments can help facilitate complicated real estate transactions when something illegal may be happening.
Today I am going to go through some circumstances when it may be helpful to utilize the support of a police department.
It is wise to take advantage of the resources that you have with your local police or Sheriff's Department and have them facilitate when something illegal is happening.
- A resident tenant is poaching on a property after a multi-family home has been sold and the tenant refuses to vacate even though the sale has been completed.
- A trailing spouse who is in a contentious divorce refuses to move out of the home even though the home has been sold or is nearing the completion of the sale.
- A court order to vacate has been ignored.
- A seller remains illegally in the home because a spouse has sold the home and the person wanted to stay.
- Legal access to a home by a buyer, appraiser, or inspector is being denied by the current owner inappropriately.
For any of those circumstances, it is wise to take advantage of the resources that you have with your local police or Sheriff's Department. They can work as a mediator or interpleader to help negotiate with the offending party. Or, sometimes, they are able to look up the identity and the name of that party by using their resources.
If you have any questions regarding who might be able to facilitate a challenging transaction involving real estate or have any other real estate related inquiries, please feel free to reach out to me by phone or online. I would be happy to assist in any way that I can.
