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Can a Real Estate Company be held liable if..?

If a real estate agent is aware of a judgment on a house and doesn't make sure the necessary documents are filed in regards to the house/judgment, can the real estate company that the agent represents also be held liable?

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No, the real estate company is only responsible for helping the seller to sell the house. They have nothing to do with any judgments. We had a similar thing happen with our house recently. It had gone into foreclosure and the title wouldnt clear. Luckily it was all fixed but had it not then the seller would have been responsible for any lost money.
that is title company responsibility. the real estate agent does not have full responsibility for entire transaction. they help you find a house. show you a house and negotiate price. After that the buyer has to rely on other experts.
This appear to be a title company responsibility. Real estate agents can not remove any lien against any property if they knew or not. I hope you closed your real estate transaction through a local title company. If not then there were problems from the beginning. A title company would make sure all liens are clear prior to the closing of a real estate sales transaction. Title companies are required to deliver to the new buyers a clean title, with the exception of the mortgage loan that the buyers incurred in the purchase. The answer to your question is you may sue anyone you want, however, in this case the real estate agent or company would not be the proper person or company to sue as the real estate agent or company is not a part of a title company. It might be that the title company did not discover the lien for some reason. I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck. FIGHT ON

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