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banking fees taken out of my security account which was placed in escrow …

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banking fees taken out of my security account which was placed in escrow

Twelve years ago we paid a half months rent-$250.00-as a security deposit for the apartment in which we still live (the landlord lives downstairs and we rent the second floor).Our rental agreement states the amount of deposit and that it had been put in escrow.
The house was sold recently and our landlord said she would be returning the deposit.She then informed us the bank had no record of the deposit and she was looking into the matter-she said she was finally informed that when the bank changed hands about ten years ago they placed new minimums on all accounts and since the escrow account did not meet the minimum it was eaten up by assorted usage and non-usage fees.The bank offered her $125.00 and she declined the offer and filed a complaint with the attorney-generals office.
She has offered to return the amount of deposit and the $50.00 or so it would have accumulated which is fine with us -my question is -did the bank have the right to do as they did and if not what are my options in filing or pursuing a complaint of any sort.
thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to help me out here

Real Estate titles If a real estate title was obtained by fraudulent means…

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Real Estate titles
If a real estate title was obtained by fraudulent means (quit claim without the signatures of trust owners), and the property was set up in a new trust under a new name, then subsequently sold (twice), do the new owners not have clean title? Do they have any recourse against the fraudulent transaction not caught by the land court or the title searches?

trust estate property transfer In a beneficiary trust that has come to term to…

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trust estate property transfer
In a beneficiary trust that has come to term to liquidate for the beneficiaries (they have all reached the age specified), can a listed successor later go and register as successor to trust and then go and transfer the trust assets to an outside party or trust without the written/signatures of the beneficiaries (quit claim) sale of the property, therefore removing the entitled asset from the original trust? This was done by claiming that the original trust documents were lost. However they are not lost and exist.

Real Estate planning Should I use a quit claim deed or warranty deed?

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Real Estate planning
Should I use a quit claim deed or warranty deed? Situation: Elderly mother owns home in Massachusetts. Owes back taxes to IRS and state of Massachusetts. Owes credit card debt. Want to get home in daughter’s name prior to her passing away and prior to creditors attaching lien if not already done. How do I know if there is a lien attached to her home?