<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Man who refused to pay mortgage for 15 years is granted 'squatters' rights' : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/"/><tagline>Man who refused to pay mortgage for 15 years is granted 'squatters' rights' : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-10-11T08:37:09+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Man who refused to pay mortgage for 15 years is granted 'squatters' rights']]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/" /><id>50327</id><summary><![CDATA[Man who refused to pay mortgage for 15 years is granted 'squatters' rights']]></summary><issued>2008-02-12T21:36:15+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-12T21:36:15+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A failed businessman who has paid nothing towards a mortgage on his home for more than 15 years, had the debt wiped out by senior judges. Djabar Babai was told he had effectively acquired &quot;squatter's rights&quot; over his &#163;250,000 detached home, as his dispute with his mortgage lender has dragged on for so long.]]></content></entry><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%' style='padding-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;' class='trh'><tr valign='bottom'><td><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr valign='bottom'><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabs lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-comments'><a href='/plime-com/l/50327/1/' class='plime2 td mn'>comments (9)</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-related'><a href='/plime-com/l/50327-related/1/' class='plime td mn'>related</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-share'><a href='/plime-com/l/50327-share/1/' class='plime td mn'>share</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-history'><a href='/plime-com/l/50327-history/1/' class='plime td mn'>edit history (0)</a></td></tr></table></td><td class='minitabspc' style='width:100%' valign='middle'><table width='100%'><tr class='regular'><td align='right'> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&lt;</a><span> <b><a class='page-selected td' href='/plime-com/l/50327/1/'>1</a></b> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&gt;</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><entry><title><![CDATA[Pocksucket @ 2/14/2008 12:11:35 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q10" /><id>202076</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q8"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>ArchAngel</b> : I don't know about that.<br/><br/>If lend joe some money and say I want it back by tuesday, but decide to cut him slack, or were too...]]></summary><issued>2008-02-14T12:11:35+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-14T12:11:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q8"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>ArchAngel</b> : I don't know about that.<br/><br/>If lend joe some money and say I want it back by tuesday, but decide to cut him slack, or were too busy, and don't ask for it for a week, I have less right to it?<br/><br/>Technically, I still lent him money and he never paid back. That douchebag Joe is holding my hard earned cash and says I have no right to it. So much for helping him out. I should go Stewie over his ass.</i></div>But lets say you don't mention it at all for 15 years - not a word.  Then suddenly you demand it back with interest and threaten that you will take him to court if he doesn't pay.  Who's the douchebag then?<br/><br/>NB - I'm not calling you a douchebag here.  I'd never do that.<br/><br/>That Joe though...  Well, he has been saying things.  And after all you've done to help him.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 2/13/2008 12:45:20 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q9" /><id>201062</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q8"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>ArchAngel</b> : I don't know about that.<br/><br/>If lend joe some money and say I want it back by tuesday, but decide to cut him slack, or were too...]]></summary><issued>2008-02-13T12:45:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-13T12:45:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q8"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>ArchAngel</b> : I don't know about that.<br/><br/>If lend joe some money and say I want it back by tuesday, but decide to cut him slack, or were too busy, and don't ask for it for a week, I have less right to it?<br/><br/>Technically, I still lent him money and he never paid back. That douchebag Joe is holding my hard earned cash and says I have no right to it. So much for helping him out. I should go Stewie over his ass.</i></div>We're talking more about financial institutions who's job it is to collect said money. And 15 years is a long time to hold someone to their $5 debt don't you think? If I hadn't talked to Joe about my $5 in 15 years and suddenly brought it up I doubt it'd be reasonable for me to expect that money back.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[ArchAngel @ 2/13/2008 12:32:59 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q8" /><id>201058</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q7"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>2manyusernames</b>&#160;:&#160;There is no secret method. There is no unfairness here. It is simply common sense that if a party fails to come after...]]></summary><issued>2008-02-13T12:32:59+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-13T12:32:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q7"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>2manyusernames</b>&#160;:&#160;There is no secret method. There is no unfairness here. It is simply common sense that if a party fails to come after you for monies owed in a certain time period they lose the right to collect.</i></div>I don't know about that.<br/><br/>If lend joe some money and say I want it back by tuesday, but decide to cut him slack, or were too busy, and don't ask for it for a week, I have less right to it?<br/><br/>Technically, I still lent him money and he never paid back. That douchebag Joe is holding my hard earned cash and says I have no right to it. So much for helping him out. I should go Stewie over his ass.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[2manyusernames @ 2/13/2008 10:32:23 AM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q7" /><id>200972</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q6"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>srsmits</b> : And to think like a chump I have been paying my mortgage bi-weekly.  I still cannot believe this outdated law exists but I am sure tha...]]></summary><issued>2008-02-13T10:32:23+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-13T10:32:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q6"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>srsmits</b> : And to think like a chump I have been paying my mortgage bi-weekly.  I still cannot believe this outdated law exists but I am sure that this guy is extremely happy.  Anyone have an email address for him?  I would like to find out exactly how you avoid the bank for 15 years without them kicking you out of your home.</i></div>By the simple fact that the bank failed to perform their duty. They did not follow up. They failed to execute procedures to foreclose.<br/><br/>There is no secret method. There is no unfairness here. It is simply common sense that if a party fails to come after you for monies owed in a certain time period they lose the right to collect.<br/><br/>It is the same with most loans. Say you owed money on a credit card. The bank for whatever reason doesn't bother to try and collect the money from you. They don't contact you and just as important, you don't contact them. <br/><br/>After a period of years - a period which varies on the type of loan. A &quot;clock&quot; which can be reset if you make a payment, a mere promise to pay, or even  affirm that you do owe the money - the bank can no longer try to collect the money.<br/><br/>This also applies if the original bank sold your bad debt to a collection agency. The collection agency can't collect if the original debt had passed that number of years that the statute allows.<br/><br/>These laws are not outdated and make perfect sense.<br/><br/>They rarely come up because it isn't normal for a bank to drop the ball. It happens.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[srsmits @ 2/13/2008 5:06:32 AM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q6" /><id>200851</id><summary><![CDATA[And to think like a chump I have been paying my mortgage bi-weekly.  I still cannot believe this outdated law exists but I am sure that this guy is extremely happy.  Anyone have an email address for him?  I would like to find out exactly how you avoid the ...]]></summary><issued>2008-02-13T05:06:32+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-13T05:06:32+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[And to think like a chump I have been paying my mortgage bi-weekly.  I still cannot believe this outdated law exists but I am sure that this guy is extremely happy.  Anyone have an email address for him?  I would like to find out exactly how you avoid the bank for 15 years without them kicking you out of your home.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[melgesevad @ 2/13/2008 2:02:01 AM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q5" /><id>200737</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q4"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>germz</b> : pro squatter</i></div>I squat alot.]]></summary><issued>2008-02-13T02:02:01+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-13T02:02:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/50327/1/#q4"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>germz</b> : pro squatter</i></div>I squat alot.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[germz @ 2/12/2008 10:45:41 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q4" /><id>200584</id><summary><![CDATA[pro squatter]]></summary><issued>2008-02-12T22:45:41+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-12T22:45:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[pro squatter]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[2manyusernames @ 2/12/2008 9:52:13 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q3" /><id>200511</id><summary><![CDATA[That is perfectly reasonable and is the law in many places. It isn't just mortgages either. Debts, lawsuits, heck even many crimes have a statute of limitations.<br/><br/>That is how it should be. The bank was incredibly negligent in acting quicker]]></summary><issued>2008-02-12T21:52:13+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-12T21:52:13+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[That is perfectly reasonable and is the law in many places. It isn't just mortgages either. Debts, lawsuits, heck even many crimes have a statute of limitations.<br/><br/>That is how it should be. The bank was incredibly negligent in acting quicker]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[dollyllama @ 2/12/2008 9:49:42 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50327/1/atom0_3.rss#q2" /><id>200506</id><summary><![CDATA[I love the UK vernacular <div class='qp pad d'><i>temporary difficulotherwiseties</i></div>]]></summary><issued>2008-02-12T21:49:42+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-12T21:49:42+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I love the UK vernacular <div class='qp pad d'><i>temporary difficulotherwiseties</i></div>]]></content></entry></feed>