Posted by Malbrough_LA on 2/7/13 8:27pm
Msg #454660
Here's a new one I had today.
A gentleman calls me requesting me to draft a quit claim deed for him. After a few brief questions to determine what he's trying to accomplish, I promptly determine that the sale of the immovable property will be a cash sale. I also told him to make sure his purchaser knew the sale would be a quitclaim sale waiving warranty and including full subrogation rights.
I instruct the gentleman that the way it works in LA is that he must first have an act of sale drawn up as a cash sale and the quitclaim verbiage will be added to the document after the buyer's appearance clause and before the seller's appearance clause. He was rather swift to inform me that no this was not the case; he just wanted a quitclaim and that was it. I queried him regarding how he could quit claim that which he had not sold. His answer was that he wasn't entirely certain what I was "getting on about," but he knew he was right because he was never wrong.
I instructed him that if he wanted to print a random quitclaim from the internet I'd be more than happy to notarize his and buyer's signatures and then stamp that I did not draft nor would I be responsible for recording. The gentleman got a little nervous and told me he'd call back after discussing with his buyer. No problem!
I then get a phone call from another gentleman that is the first gentleman's brother. He tells me he's an attorney from a neighboring state but that he used to live and practice in LA. He apologized for "the lesser of my family's genetic pedigree" (that one made me chuckle). He told me to go ahead and begin drafting the document as he had straightened his brother out. The brother called me back and faxed all required documentation over for which I thanked him. Turns out this parcel of land was purchased at a tax sale...this just got really fun. So, I called the "lesser" back and informed him of the fee adjustment and that he should let the buyer know. Two minutes later, buyer is calling me and saying the fee is ok, but "WTF is a quitclaim?"
Head...meet desk. She's willing to sign it and approve the fee, but she has no clue what it is or what it does. You'd think you might want to know that prior to commitment.
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Reply by DebraOro/CA on 2/7/13 8:33pm
Msg #454662
Never ceases to amaze me what people will sign without full knowledge of what the document is !!!
Mind boggling !
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Reply by Linda Hubbell on 2/7/13 8:34pm
Msg #454663
"He apologized for "the lesser of my family's genetic pedigree""
ROFLMAO!! 
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Reply by jba/fl on 2/7/13 8:54pm
Msg #454671
I liked that one too. n/m
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Reply by Pro Mobile Notary on 2/7/13 9:13pm
Msg #454679
I do believe your instructions to him constitutes legal advice.
In CA if you drafted a document for the clients to sign....
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Reply by Malbrough_LA on 2/7/13 9:14pm
Msg #454681
Thankfully I'm not in Kansas anymore. Or Cali. n/m
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Reply by jba/fl on 2/7/13 9:19pm
Msg #454682
PMN: he's not in LaLaLand - LA for state of LA. Got it?
Like those notário publico of PR and other Latino countries - so much more than 'just a notary'.
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Reply by BrendaTx on 2/7/13 9:26pm
Msg #454685
thank you, Jules...PMN should have realized by now that
La. notaries are not like the rest of us.
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Reply by Notarysigner on 2/8/13 10:26am
Msg #454728
Re: thank you, Jules...PMN should have realized by now that
All that had to be done was to read his profile..Go Jules/Brenda
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Reply by Malbrough_LA on 2/8/13 11:18am
Msg #454737
All that had to be done was to read his profile..
But it's so much easier to just assume... 
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Reply by BobbiCT on 2/8/13 6:28am
Msg #454705
Thank you very much for the Laugh of the Day /end n/m
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Reply by Malbrough_LA on 2/8/13 11:18am
Msg #454739
You are most kindly welcome :) n/m
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