Tag: Property

Missouri may be holding unclaimed property for you — come get your money

During June and July, newspapers across Missouri are publishing tens of thousands of names of people for whom the State Treasurer’s Office is holding unclaimed property totaling more than $1 billion. This is not the state’s money — it is Missourians’ money, and I am committed to returning it to its rightful owner. Please scan […]

Initial fate of property rights lawsuit now in the hands of a judge

Kurt Swenson, a member of the Northwest Landowners Association, poses by his truck June 28, 2024, outside the courthouse in Bottineau. The association filed a lawsuit challenging regulations that affect property owners and the energy industry as unconstitutional. (Provided by Kurt Swenson) BOTTINEAU, N.D. – The constitutionality of North Dakota’s pore space laws, subject to […]

Property Transfers: Ottawa County

The Ottawa County Auditor’s Office recorded the following property transfers between June 17 and June 21: Real estate transfers from the Ottawa County Auditor’s office. Bay Township 5577 West Little Portage East Road, Ila Catherine Hofacker to Thomas E Boreman and Kathryn A Boreman, $267,800. Carroll Township 6481 Teal Bend, Maria Charlene Arbutina, Trustee to […]

Property transfers: Sandusky County

The Sandusky County Auditor’s Office recorded the following property transfers between June 17 and June 21: Real estate transfers from the Sandusky County Auditor’s office. Bellevue 235 Huffman St., Leann Brugnone, to Joseph Andrew England, $78,000. 220 Maple St., Theodore C. Seamon, to Hudson J. Strayer, $165,000. Clyde 650 Vine St., James W. and Jefferson […]

How property owners are turning the tables on squatters

When Flash Shelton found a squatter in his mother’s home in Northern California five years ago, he figured out how to work around a system that often appears to protect the squatter and not the property owner: he decided to turn the tables on the squatter. “These people feel like the law allows them to […]

Ohio issues alert to realtors, buyers about property listing scam, deed fraud

Jun. 24—The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (REPL) recently sent out an alert to make potential buyers and real estate agents aware of a concerning trend reported nationally: fraudulent real estate listings. This scam involves people who are contacting agents to sell properties they don’t own. A person posing […]