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Pair threatened with fines, jail for house they no longer owned
Mark Bullock and Laura Hamilton thought the fight to keep their West Price Hill house ended the day the bank sent someone over to change the locks in 2007.
The married couple faced bankruptcy and had fallen behind on mortgage payments and other bills, so they weren’t surprised when the house finally went into foreclosure. They were sad, but they figured the struggle was over and they could begin to rebuild their lives.
At least that was the plan.
But the couple would spend the next three years trying to navigate the maze of one of the most complicated and frustrating foreclosure cases in Hamilton County since the housing boom went bust.
They became the target of building inspectors, faced tens of thousands of dollars in taxes and fines and were threatened with jail for failing to take care of a house they no longer owned.
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