Power Of Attorney For A Mobile Home
Q: I am interested in the purchase of a mobile home and was wondering if it was all common that a person working for property management has a Power of Attorney for a Mobile Home in Florida. As part of the sale the property management lady wants me to sign over a Power of attorney and act for me, in applying for an original or duplicate certificate of title, to register, transfer title, or record a lien to the mobile home. It also states that, "With full power of substitution and revocation, I hereby ratify and confirm whatever my said attorny-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done in the virtue hereof." What does this mean?
A: What does your attorney say? I am sure that you wouldn't consider making such a huge decision without retaining an attorney to help you out. Limited power of attorney is pretty common in real estate transactions. It is used where someone needs to file paperwork on your behalf. It saves you from having to do that work yourself, and having to keep the closing open while the paperwork is processed. It sounds like they need to do title work, and need power of attorney to complete the work. That likely is not either unusual or a problem. If you are paranoid, you could have the limitation clause rewritten to make it more specific to your case.