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Park Slope Community Rallies to Stop Eviction of 90-Year-Old Deed Theft Victim

A new deed theft law that went into effect over the summer, criminalized deed theft and extended the statute of limitations to prosecute cases.
Community members and elected leaders rallied in Park Slope to keep an elderly man inside his home as he faces eviction. Ray Cortez, 90, said he is a victim of deed theft and is now fighting an eviction to stay in his home on St. Marks Place, where he has lived for 56 years. As News 12 previously reported, Cortez said a man scammed him out of his deed in 2006 by taking out a mortgage on his home. His property has since been foreclosed and auctioned off. "I don't feel good, I am so worried," Cortez said. Click here to read more on brooklyn.news12.com.



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