I own a house and want to foreclose on it from a different state

Question

Wow I dont know where to start. I own a house in california but live in North Carolina. I really don't have proof I own it and the renters are like 6 or 7 months behind on rent. Someone told me the best thing to do is foreclose, where would I start? My mom had the proof and when she died the lawyer said there was no saftey deposit box, which is where she told me it was before.

Answer 1

proof of ownersship would be recorded in the count house.  

I assume you mean that there was no will.  

If your mom died without a will, the estate would still own the house and it would need to be settled.

Answer 2

If you have renters that are not paying and you want to legally get them out, that is called eviction.

Foreclosing has to do with a mortgage loan.

You probably don't have to find anything in a safe box.  The local county in California would have a record as to who owns the house.  If you or your mom have not been paying property tax then she may have lost the house to a tax foreclosure.

You may can check on the internet thru that county tax district website as to who is the recorded owner.  You can ask a title company to check it out for you- I don't know how much they will charge but you should ask that before you get them to do it.

Answer 3

What do you mean you don't have proof that you own it?  Foreclosure is something that lenders do.  Are you speaking about eviction?