Have you filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and found out that you are still on title/deed to the property? Many people are finding out that surrendering a home in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Does Not AUTOMATICALLY Remove their Name From the Deed or Title.

You may have to wait a few years! Get it done now.

Call Homeowners Relief Options.

Debtor’s looking to get out from underneath homes that are upside down in value can file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. In some cases Chapter 7 bankruptcy may be the right strategy for a debtor looking to walk away cleanly from their homes.

However, bankruptcy deals only with the debt, not the title or deed. When you surrender your home in chapter 7 bankruptcy, the debtor discharges any obligation on the mortgage note, but the debtor’s name remains on title. Bottom line is Until the deed transfers then buying another home is virtually impossible.

What to do? Sign over the deed to a willing taker…aka Homeowners Relief Options Inc. This is what we do. We take over...you move on.

We only mention this option because it exists.  What if you're trying to get a loan, a car, or another home later? Your name on the deed will stop the transaction. In the real world, no one else is going to accept deed or title to an upside down home, pre-foreclosure, foreclosed home….except Homeowners Relief Options. We are willing to take title and responsibility for the property. You can now start to move on with your life.

Remember, you own it until you don’t. If the bank never forecloses, it’s still yours. You may still be found liable and responsible for the upkeep, maintenance and insurance on the property. Be cognizant about this.

BK does not affect your ownership in the home at all. You will be unable to buy another home or have some credit issues until your name is off title or deed of the home included in the bankruptcy. As long as your name is on title you are considered the legal owner of the home and are 100% responsible until your name is off that deed. 

Again, including a mortgage in Bankruptcy does not change your ownership. It only protects you against tax liability and when the mortgage debt is discharged you are protected against personal liability of the mortgage loan should the home be foreclosed on by a lender during or after the bankruptcy. This means the lender cannot come after you for their losses. Meanwhile you are still owner of record at your local county recorder's office where the deed was filed and recorded. 

Now, there is a waiting period to qualify for a new loan after bankruptcy. That waiting period does NOT begin after the bankruptcy is discharged. It begins the moment you are no longer on title or deed. In many cases it does not happen right away. 

Their must either be a judicial foreclosure which requires the lender to go through the court system to take back ownership of the property or title from You or a non judicial foreclosure which allows the lender to sell the property at a foreclosure auction without court approval of which either could take many months...and in most cases years.

A "deed in lieu of foreclosure" which is where you sign over all interest to the property to the lender is another way for the bank to take title but it must be approved. Again months and yes even years. Either way until the property is in the possession of the bank you are still the legal owner of the property. 

Not only that but some banks/lenders have used the "deed in lieu" process to tie you back to them via the paperwork! That's why after bankruptcy they may want you to do a "deed in lieu" with them to have some legal connection to you to get you back on the hook! With a foreclosure they don't need you to sign paperwork or your signature but they have no legal connection to you. Beware of the deed in lieu after bankruptcy.

Until you're off title/deed, these are so called "zombie" homes and guess who is still on title? You. The homeowner. You can wait until the bank forecloses or approves a deed in lieu and there are cases of that never happening or you can do something about it yourself since you are still the legal owner of the home. 

The task is to find someone that will agree to take ownership and you walk away. And that is Homeowners Relief Options Inc. We take over...you move on.

By C Lennet
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