Hundreds of court cases show that Detroit homeowners are fighting to get their homes back from a thief who used paperwork to falsely claim ownership, officials say. Renters face deed fraud too.
Detroit — Deed fraud, in which thieves fraudulently claim they own a home and even file forged paperwork to assume ownership, is at a crisis level in Detroit, with hundreds of cases working their way through the courts and advocates saying homeowners need to protect themselves.
There are more than 600 cases in Wayne County Circuit Court where someone is fighting to get their home back from a thief who relied on legal paperwork to steal the property, according to Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters’ office. Waters recently hosted a series of town hall meetings to teach property owners about what they can do to avoid deed fraud.
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