Nov 28 9:15 AM

Ohio man lays claim to 'abandoned' homes

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The Stream (Al Jazeera)

A Forest Park, Ohio family recently returned home from an extended visit with a dying relative to find changed locks and a man claiming rights to the property. While the family was away, Robert Carr had filed 'quiet title' documents, used to determine a legal holder of the property where multiple claims of ownership may exist. 

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