Family Loses Belongings in Foreclosure Mixup

Imagine coming home from work to your new home and finding everything gone!
Bobo and Joy Dickson bought a house had been headed for foreclosure, but JPMorgan Chase apparently didn't get the message that the former owners had moved out and the new owners were in residence. So, naturally, they hired a firm to drill the Dickson's locks and take everything they owned, including their food. Now JPMorgan Chase is "taking it seriously."

The prosecutor's office declined to press charges against the reclamation firm, Field Asset Services Inc. saying there was no criminal intent. The Dicksons have filed suit against JPMorgan Chase. Link -via Digg

(image credit: Deborah Cannon/AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

They sure as hell better make it right.
That's totally screwed up that that happened.
And I hope that the guy who was trying to avoid that foreclosure showing up on his credit gets it all worked out as well b/c that shouldn't have gone through either since the home sold before it was supposed to.
I really hope this family gets back all of their possessions or at least gets a nice big check to get new stuff.
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Normally I find myself on the opposite side of this discussion. I find people are pretty quick to pull the race card when it doesn't apply.

But, seriously, come on.

"Ordinarily, when personal possessions are left in a foreclosed home a court order is needed to remove the items and the owners are given the opportunity to reclaim them within 24 hours. JPMorgan Chase says its not sure if there was a court order in this case."

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe JPMorgan wasn't just walking all over a household in a poor (black) neighborhood. Maybe they decided to ransack a house without a court order in an upper class white neighborhood that a rich black family had just coincidentally moved into.

Either way, they deserve to get sued for racism for the former or stupidity for the latter.
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It is sad that the family has to file suit....

In a more ethical world - JPMorgan would have made a reasonable offer on its own accord out of empathy for their ordeal....

To think what those two young kids had to go through with no bed to sleep in or even lights in the house
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PRAD, I'm sure JPMorgan has given them an offer, or is going to give them one shortly. However, I'm also pretty sure the Dickson's aren't retarded, so they'll go forward with a civil suit to both punish JPMorgan and try to squeeze as much money out as possible.

It's what I would do.
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that's weird. we sold our house back in november and up until may we kept getting notices that chase was going to take our house. bureaucracy would be nice if everyone did something instead of pushing work onto "another department"
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Yeah, no court order? How is that not being criminally prosecuted? Either the reclamation company or JP Morgan or both decided to break the law. Anthony has a point..I'm sure this happens all the time under the radar and in 'less desirable' areas.
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Bobo?
Seriously... Bobo?

Interesting how someone assumed the family is living in a "poor, (black) neighbourhood". Maybe it's not so bad there. All types of neighbourhoods are foreclosed on these days.

Although I doubt the foreclosure was racially motivated, it's entirely possible that the compensation is less forthcoming due to the financial worth of the victims.
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