Problem with land purchase
Bought 10 acres in 1994, mobile home burned in 1996, told sellers we needed another copy of contract several times by phone and mail, never got one. Sellers were deceased by 1997, taxes stopped getting paid on land, which $10 of our payments were for taxes. Land showed up in newspaper delinquent tax properties about to be turned over to land commissioner for sale. We paid the back taxes, and notified seller’s children. Called again in 1998 for copy of contract, was told lawyer’s had all paperwork and I couldn’t get it. That was the last contact had with them. Paid through the end of 1999 and stopped. Still heard nothing. Went to court house, found property listed as part of 80 acre tract. Called attorney, told they don’t have my contract or any information on us. Highway is coming shortly, have lived here 12 years, have paid taxes since I believe 1996 except for ’02 and ’03 when the attorney for his estate paid them. We have lived here with no contact with the seller’s children since 1998 when I contacted them, even when payments stopped seven years ago they did not contact us. Hired lawyer Dec 05 who hasn’t helped. Cannot afford another attorney, appraiser for highway dept, coming soon and money will go to seller’s.