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Lincoln Acres family cited for illegal house
#18 The Bells live in the County of San Diego. Lincoln Acres is an unincorporated community of San Diego County. Board Supervisor Greg Cox represents District 1 where the Bells live. As a representative he has an obligation, a duty to help. Steering the Bells to legal referrals is not the answer. Legal groups do not have the resorces to help with real estate issues. Private legal groups are in the business of making money, they are not going to take the case on pro bono or on a contingency basis, that is too much work for them. The Bells, who are already poor and low-income and stuck with an FHA loan cannot afford to pay these high-priced real estate lawyers.— September 27, 2010 10:25 a.m.
Lincoln Acres family cited for illegal house
Agree. Everybody failed miserably especially protecting the buyer. The City and County departments do not communicate with each other. In the story above, the Tax Collector has been collecting property taxes for the illegal addition. The Building Records do not have accurate records. The Department of Planning and Land Use and Zoning Department should have that "clearance stamp" in all of their departments where the property is recorded as well as a piece of paper or sticker on the property itself identifyng that the property is "blacklisted." If their main goal is to correct the problem, then make it easy for everyone to identify the problem and what needs to be done. Also, why pay Title Insurance $500-$1000 for checking public records when buyers themselves can check online or visit the departments? The Bank should be liable for the Title Insurance company that they endorsed. So, how do we fix this problem and fix it fast? But who cares? It's one more family pushed onto the streets. The American public don't seem to care if the victim has no commercial potential- gorgeously attractive or hideously ugly, no sad military story, not disabled, or not dying. In other words, does not qualify for a "reality show." This is real!— September 18, 2010 8:51 a.m.
Lincoln Acres family cited for illegal house
1- The County is not serving the needs of San Diegans. We need to: replace these county employees who are not doing their jobs right and change laws that no longer work or worst, does not make sense. 2- There ought to be laws that protect homebuyers. Who is the politician/organization who will step up to the plate? Who is the politician/organization who will keep his obligation to help and to protect the poor and the abused? Certainly, not all politicains/organizations are accepting money, bribes, and other forms of luxury from powerful banks and insurance companies. Or, am I too naive to think that there are still honorable politicians/organizations out there?— September 17, 2010 12:04 p.m.