A great deal of these suggestions we've already tried. Because there is a demo order, we can not add our son's name on the deed, we can not get utilitites turned on, no one can live there, we can't sell it or redeed it in anyway. We can't even have home owner's insurance on it right now.
Because his name is not yet on the deed, we can't get JAG involved. He was in Iraq when we were finally able to file the deed. There were some legal issues on the seller's end (complicated divorce) that had to be resolved before we could register the deed in our names and our son was already in Iraq. Since we didn't foresee these issues, we did not get but a limited power of attorney (just for his banking issues) so we couldn't sign the paperwork for him on the house.
I will be stopping by the local news paper when I go up there this afternoon to let them know what is going on and will be contacting all the KC Metro area media if things do not go our way tonight.
I would have already hired a lawyer and had inspections etc done but we just don't have the money to do that unfortunately. The work we have already done on the house and the gas to go back and forth has cost us so much and the only reason we had the funds to do anything at all is my hubby wrecked my car and the insurance cut us a check for the repairs (so now my car sits unfixed).
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS!
I guess what got me is the "city"s" view. They are aware that this house is my son's and that he is in Iraq and they simply don't care. The "city" views the military as "only there to spend money in the community". Without the military there, the "city" wouldn't even exist.
Too many people with too much time on their hands I think.
Thanks all for your shared outrage and support. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
