Thursday, January 15, 2004

I received this morning a Notice of Adverse Claim which was filed by the broker, RRE, dated on November 25, 2003 before the office of Land Registration Authority (LRA) - Parañaque, signed by Atty. Bautista pursuant to Section 47 of PD 1529, stated that I surrender the title of my property for them to annotate it prior to claim of Ms. Eufemio that I must return the earnest money they gave in September 2003 after their failure to pay us in CASH resulted to BREACH OF VERBAL AGREEMENT while she failed to draft a written contract of our agreement.

They wanted me to vacate my property as soon as they pay us. With the small amount I received from her representing earnest money which was used when I entered into a contract with Bustamante's to lease their 3 storey 3 BR 3 T & B Townhouse. Even they have not pay anything yet other than earnest money, I was pressured to move out immediately upon receipt of house payment, end of September as the owner didn't like to pay another rent of the house they currently occupying. Only to find out that when we're set to move out, they didn't have enough money to pay, and would like instead to enter into a one-year installment term contract which was shocking because the bargain price I gave her was for CASH PAYMENT ONLY.

Bad rumors spread around and concerned friends confirmed the matter to me which upset me, things would have been black and white should they pay only in CASH and we are most willing to move out to start a new life and move on...

Wherever this case will take us... with clean conscience, I wish not to take a lawyer's service, will sought kind-hearted authorities assistance that this claim is not valid as earnest money is automatically forfeited in case payment is not received on specified date. Due consideration was given to RRE in several occassions and I am still open to her, if she only kept her words to bring a new buyer who can pay us in CASH, she can still make a claim with the amount she earlier gave us. Unfortunately, I am being harrassed now at the expense of Parañaque authorities and she claimed she was cheated!

I believe this is the main reason why I have severe depression lately and have gained weight again for the past couple of months! But, anyway, God is watching us... and, we will be fine, I am sure of that.

Special thanks to Brother Rommel Salvacion who warned us not to move out unless we duly received the amount due us. He told me he had lots of friends who had lost their properties and were unable to receive full payment.

In this country full of fakes, scams and name it, we have it... we cannot trust anyone except God and ourselves only!

Previous entries related to this topic:

• Prayer Works
• To Pursue or Not?
• One More Chance
• Confused
• Another Agreement
• Keeping My Fingers Crossed
• New Neighborhood
• Selling My House