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<DIV>The people who first introduced me to GCFL, when I was working at a
hospitality house in West Virginia, recently forwarded this message to me. I
couldn't resist passing it along.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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Forwarded Message -----</DIV>
<DIV><B>From:</B> "H. Benish" <<A
href="mailto:hbenish@yahoo.com">hbenish@yahoo.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> Charlie Rosenberg <<A
href="mailto:jsiarlys@juno.com">jsiarlys@juno.com</A>></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>Pa rt of rebuilding <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1279269705_13>New Orleans</SPAN> caused residents often to be
challenged with the task of tracing home titles back potentially hundreds
of years. With a community rich with history stretching back over two
centuries, houses have been passed along through generations of family,
sometimes making it quite difficult to establish ownership. Here's a great
letter an attorney wrote to the FHA on behalf of a client:
<BR><BR>You have to love this lawyer........ <BR><BR><BR>A New Orleans
lawyer sought an <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1279269705_14>FHA
loan</SPAN> for a client. He was told the loan would be granted if he
could prove satisfactory title to a parcel of property being offered as
collateral. The title to the property dated back to 1803, which took the
lawyer three months to track down. After sending the information to the
FHA, he received the following reply. <BR><BR><BR><BR>(Actual reply from
FHA): <BR><BR><BR>"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan
application, we note that the request is supported by an <SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1279269705_15
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand">Abstract of
Title</SPAN>. While we compliment the able manner in which you have
prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you have
only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to 1803.
Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to clear the
title back to its origin." <BR><BR>Annoyed, the lawyer responded as
follows: <BR>(Actual response): <BR><BR>"Y our letter regarding
title in Case No.189156 has been received. I note that you wish to have
title extended further than the 206 years covered by the present
application. I was unaware that any educated person in this country,
particularly those working in the property area, would not know that <SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1279269705_16>Louisiana</SPAN> was purchased by the
United States from France in 1803 , the year of origin identified
in our application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the
title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France, which
had acquired it by Right of Conquest from <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1279269705_17>Spain</SPAN> . The land came into the possession of
Spain by Right of Discovery made in the year 1492 by a sea captain named
<SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1279269705_18
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand">Christopher
Columbus</SPAN>, who had been granted the privilege of seeking a new route
to India by the Spanish monarch, Queen Isabella. The good Queen
Isabella, being a pious woman and almost as careful about titles as the
FHA, took the precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she
sold her jewels to finance Columbus 's expedition. Now the Pope, as
I'm sure you may know, is the emissary of <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1279269705_19>Jesus Christ</SPAN>, the <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1279269705_20
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand">Son of God</SPAN>,
and God, it is commonly accepted, created this world. Therefore, I believe
it is safe to presume that God also made that part of the world called
Louisiana. God, therefore, would be the owner of origin and His origins
date back to before the <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1279269705_21>beginning of time</SPAN>, the world as we know it, and
the FHA. I hope you find God's original claim to be satisfactory.
Now, may we have our damn loan?" <BR><BR><BR>The loan was
immediately approved. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></BODY></HTML>
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