Quote Originally Posted by rtitle View Post
Oh, we're going to miss the contract date (basically now) due to lost title. The piece of paper that is, he does own the property. I don't think that happens in the US (owners don't hold the physical title). Lawyer says I could legally cancel due to missed date but advises to instead just wait on replacement title because cancellation is itself a long process. I.e. wait for home or wait for 18m J back would be about the same wait. So might as well wait on home since cancelling isn't going to get me any other property faster. I'm learning a bit about the real estate process in Jamaica which is different from US.
I'm glad you have a lawyer! Real estate is different here than the US.
It's similar to Canada's system...which I'm extremely well-versed.
The land titles system in Jamaica is getting better...but as you're figuring out there's issues with some land not being completely "on the books" and questionable ownership.
There's a few oddities in your real estate transaction, that I don't quite understand...but I do hope that your money is sitting with the lawyer and not with the "property owner"?

I do hope this all works out for you, Rtitle! Hang in there and go with the flow as Capt D said...