MovingForward
Palm Beach Gardens,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, February 04, 2013
I am a Realtor and I see this happen to properties that are vacant and the mortgage is not current. Your servicer sends out a property preservation company to secure the property and change all the locks. It is common for that same company to do exactly as you posted - steal the items inside (appliances, furnishings and fixtures etc) as part of their compensation from the bank for securing the property. I have seen them remove decor tile out of the floor! Contact your servicer right away. Your mortgage servicer is the one that hired the property preservation company. You may need to get an attorney to represent you to restore the property back to the way it was before they broke in and changed the locks.
The banks are especially sloppy now. They do this to properties when they haven't even finished the foreclosure. Occasionally they make a huge error and do this to properties that don't even have a mortgage on them. You will need to get in touch with a very good real estate attorney to protect your interest.