by "sony1492" (sony1492)
Published 09/20/2017 at 21:30
by "sony1492" (sony1492)
Published 09/20/2017 at 21:30
Tags: Cloudy with a chance of crippling debt
STARS: 0
Ive got a fairly specific problem. Anybody have experience with Ca code enforcement, it’s execution, and the finer details of property transfer? Ill try and condense the story as much as possible after the jump.(still a long story though)
My grandmother owned 38 acres that her daughter’s lived on(my mother and her sister). She passed away a few years ago and the property never went through probate or officially changed names(?) My mother has said that she did some paperwork that would make it ready for probate, but didn’t go any further because it was gonna get too expensive. Her sister to put it bluntly is/was a heroin addict so she never did any paperwork (I mention the drug abuse to show that getting her to do anything such as file paperwork or recieve important information is not an option)
Now long long long story short code enforcement and various other official organizations came onto the land and found multipul issues. Almost all of them are not fixable, or at least my mother is not capable of fixing any of them.
So code enforcement has been sending letters to my mother about having 30 days to comply with the code problems(which is a ridiculous amount of time to fix anything on this scale). She got in contact with a lawyer about two months ago who said he can straighten it out with the county. He sent a letter out saying that she has no means or obligation to fix the issues.
Now code enforcement has sent a letter, that shows the owner as the estate of my grandmother. Saying something to the effect that, you must fix everything, you can appeal, notice is givin for blah blah, they will start taking things to cover the expenses of the imposed fines(for not getting the code issues fixed) with ten days to comply.(its signed the 4th but showed up today). Furthermore the enforcement guy said in person that the land cannot obtain any permits because it was not subdivided properly back in the 70's(I think the word shaded parcel was used) Which brings me to a few questions.
How will they determine what to take, who to take it from, and when to take it?
How can they send these letters if the land never went into her name.(land taxes still shows up as my grandmother’s name) Technically couldn’t she just walk away from the land and it wouldn’t be her problem? The way the lawyer spoke to the county, it would seem so.
Can they show up and start taking anything on the land?
Naturally these are questions that would best be awnsered by said lawyer but Im not in a position to ask and my mother will put it off forever. So any advise or experiance would be appreciated.
"The Snowman" (the-snowman)
09/20/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 0
What county are you in? I think this is more of a city/county issue guessing county since it’s 38 acres...
"sony1492" (sony1492)
09/20/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 0
Humboldt county
"thatsmr" (thatsmr)
09/20/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
Gosh it would be sad to walk away from that much land. Id consult every even semi-referred lawyer to hold on here. Best of luck to you and family!
"CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
09/21/2017 at 00:28, STARS: 0
Ugh, towns that having nothing better to do than this shit. Consult a lawyer or hit up @ImmoralMinority? He’s maybe one of the few active practicing CA lawyers on Oppo....
"sony1492" (sony1492)
09/21/2017 at 02:00, STARS: 0
Over the course of a year:
The county didn’t want to pursue this but was forced into it. There is basically a crackhead compound that is being allowed by said sister(meaning my mother can’t simply tell the people to leave), so they were/are cutting all the trees, stealing things from adjacent properties, stealing stuff from who knows where else(they stole a truck from a towing company literally 5 miles away), and have been known to harbor at least one fugitive (cops asking if I’d seen a guy that I’d definitely seen), And making up gang rivalries out of thin air(nearest notable gang bs is 50 miles away and not on private property). So after enough fuckery the neighbors complained to the right people(namely the county supervisor), and my mother in an attempt to get them to move out involved the police(mistake). The police coupled with the neighbors forced the county to get code enforcement up here. So it ended up that now the lands in a world of shit legally and the compound is still active and nothing has changed for them.
A lawyer is already involve(though so far he hasnt done much. I posted this on oppo in the off chance that somebody had some info, plus writing it down is better than bottling it up and spewing this sort of information on people in person.