When Bank of America tried to unjustly foreclose on a Florida couple’s home, they took matters into their own hands (Video Below).
We are used to seeing Banks foreclosing assets for non-payment homeowners, but not this time, in a bizarre way the table was turned.
The couple, Warren and Maureen Nyerges were in danger of having their Collier County home taken away by the bank, but the foreclosure claim missed one important fact: The Nyergeses had paid for the home in cash.
So they took the banking giant to court and a year and a half later, the foreclosure was dropped. The judge also ordered Bank of America to pay the couple $2,534 in legal fees, CBS News reported.
Five months later, the financial conglomerate still hadn’t paid the couple. That’s when the Nyerges couple’s lawyer, Todd Allen, decided to turn the tables on Bank of America.
Todd Allen had sheriff’s deputies march on over to the bank to seize belongings, including desks, computers, and filing cabinets. The extreme measures were necessary, he said, because the bank failed to return his phone calls.
“Having two sheriff’s deputies sitting across your desk, and a lawyer standing behind them, demanding whatever assets are in the bank can be intimidating,” he told Florida’s WINK-TV. “But, so is having your home foreclosed on when it wasn’t right.”
Allen had a judge’s permission to seize the furniture if necessary. An hour later, the bank had written a check for $5,772.88.
“The branch manager was visibly shaken,” attorney Todd Allen said, recalling the visit to the bank. “At that point I was willing to take the desk and the chair he was sitting in.”
How did the bank respond? Watch below to find out why Allen is calling it “sweet justice.”
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