HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-0656WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
Plaintiff
vs.
MICHELLE E. STRAUB A/K/A MICHELLE STRAUB
AND RICKY E. STRAUB
Defendants
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION ~ LAW
ACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT
A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU
WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT.
NOTICE
You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend-against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action
within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and
filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so
the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money
claim in the Complaint of for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights
important to you.
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CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN
GET LEGAL HELP.
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717-249-3166
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA,
Plaintiff
VS.
MICHELLE E. STRAUB A/K/A MICHELLE
STRAUB AND RICKY E. STRAUB,
Defendants
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: CIVIL ACTION LAW
: ACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
:
THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS BEING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, 15 U.S.C. 1601
The undersigned attorney is attempting to collect a debt owed to the Plaintiff, and any
information obtained will be used for that purpose. The amount of the debt is stated in this
Complaint. Plaintiff is the creditor to whom the debt is owed. Unless the Debtor, within thirty
(30) days after your receipt of this notice disputes the validity of the aforesaid debt or any
portion thereof owing to the Plaintiff, the undersigned attorney will assume that said debt is
vaiid. If the Debtor notifies the undersigned attorney in writing with the said thirty (30) day
period that the aforesaid debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, the undersigned attorney shall
obtain written verification of the said debt from the Plaintiff and mail same to Debtor. Upon
written request by Debtor to the undersigned attorney within said thirty (30) day period, the
undersigned attorney will provide debtor with the name and address of the original creditor if
different from the current creditor.
PURCELL, KRUG & HALLER
1719 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 234-4178
Attorney I.D.# 15700
Attorney for Plaintiff
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA,
Plaintiff
VS.
MICHELLE E. STRAUB A/K/A MICHELLE
STRAUB AND RICKY E. STRAUB,
Defendants
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:
: ACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
;
.COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
Plaintiff, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, is a Corporation, with an address of P.O. Box 1169,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224.
Defendant, MICHELLE E. STRAUB A/K/A MICHELLE STRAUB, is an adult individual, whose last
known address is 1731 TRINDLE ROAD, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013. Defendant, RICKY
E. STRAUB, is an adult individual, whose last known address is 1731 TRINDLE ROAD, CARLISLE,
PENNSYLVANIA 17013.
On or about, January 25, 1999, the said Defendants, executed and delivered a Mortgage Note in the sum
of $158,000.00 payable to NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY, which Note is attached
hereto and marked Exhibit "A".
o
Contemporaneously with and at the time of the execution of the aforesaid Mortgage Note, in order to
secure payment of the same, Defendants made, executed, and delivered to original Mortgagee, a certain
real estate Mortgage which is recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office of the within County and
Commonwealth in Mortgage Book 1517, Page 1035 conveying to original Mortgagee the subject
premises. The Mortgage was subsequently assigned to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA and will
be sent for recording. The Said Mortgage and Assignment are incorporated herein by reference.
The land subject to the Mortgage is: 1731 TRINDLE ROAD, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013
and is more particularly described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto.
6. The said Defendants are the real owners of the property.
The Mortgage is in default due to the fact that Mortgagors have failed to pay the installment due on July
01, 2002 and all subsequent installments thereon, and the following amounts are due on the Mortgage:
UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE
Interest at $26.58 per day
From 06/01/2002 To 03/01/2003
( based on contract rate of 6.750%)
Accumulated Late Charges
Late charges $60.07
From 07/01/2002 to 03/01/2003
$143,743.94
$8,080.31
$540.63
$6OO.7O
Escrow Balance
Attorney's Fee at 5% of Principal Balance
TOTAL
$271.87
$7,187.20
$160,424.65
**Together with interest at the per diem rate noted above after March 01, 2003 and other charges and
costs to date of Sheriff's Sale.
The attorney's fees set forth above are in conformity with the Mortgage documents and
Pennsylvania law, and will be collected in the event ora third party purchaser at Sheriff's Sale. If the
Mortgage is reinstated prior to the sale, reasonable attorney's fees will be charged that are actually
incurred by Plaintiff.
No judgment has been entered upon said Mortgage in any jurisdiction.
Notice of Intention to Foreclose has been sent to Defendants by Certified Mail, as required by Act 6 of
1974 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the date set forth in the true and correct copies of such
notices attached hereto as Exhibit "C".
10. Defendants are not members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, nor engaged in any
way which would bring them within the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, as amended.
I 1. The within Mortgage is insured by the Federal Housing Administration under Title II of the National
Housing Act and, as such, is not subject to the provisions of Pennsylvania Act No. 9 ! of 1983.
WItEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment in mortgage foreclosure "IN REM" for the aforementioned
total amount due together with interest at the rate of 6.750% ($26.58 per diem), together with other charges and
costs including escrow advances incidental thereto to the date)3t~ Sheriff's Sale and
the property within described. ~~- /ff/] for foreclosure and sale of
By: PURCEL~U~R
Leon P. Ha-ller, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
I.D. # 15700
1719 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717-234-4178)
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JANUARy 25, 1999
1731TRINDLE ROAD, CARLISLE, PA 17013?
1. BORROWER'S PROMISE TO PAY
NOTE
WORMLEYBBURO · PENNSYLVANIA
lProper t! Addr~s]
lnretornf°ral°snthntlh~vecece~ved, lpmmi~topayU.S.$ 158,000.00 (this amount is called
prmo. pal ),plUslnterest, to the ordet of the Lender. TheLanderm NORTH AMERICAN MORTOA(~E DO/dPANV
· I understand
that the Lender may transfer this Note. The Lender or anyone who tskes this Note by transfer and who la e~titied to receive:
paymants under this Note is called the "Note Holder.'
2. INTEREST
Interest will be charged on unpaid principal *until the full amount of principal has been pa~d. I will pay inter'st at a
yearly rate of 6 ~ 750 %.
Tho interest rate required by this Section :2 is the rate I will pay both before and after any default described in Section
6(B) of this Note.
3. PAYMENTS
(Al Time sad Place of Payments
I will pay principal sad interest by tnakinS payments every month.
I will make my monthly payments on th= 1ST day of each month be~inuiug on MARCH D 1
1999 . I will make these payments every month until I have paid all of the principal Bed interest and any other
charges described below that I may owe under this Note. My munthly payments will be applied to interest before principal.
If, on FEBRUARY 01, 2019 , I still owe amounts under this Note, I will pay those amounts in full on
that date, which is called the "Maturity Date.'
I wlll make my monthly payments at 38s3 AIRWAY DRIVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403
or at a different place if t~luircd by the Note Holder.
(B) Amount of Monthly Paymen~
MY monthly payment will bo in the amount of U.S. $ 1,201,39
4. BORROWER'S RIGHT TO PREPAY
I have the right to make payments of principal at any time before they are duo .4. meat of loci ual ia known as s
" eh" _ .... . y . pr pal y
pre .Paym t. ', V/h.en..I make a prepayment, l will tell the Note Holder m wmung that I~amy~ doing so.
t may mate a tull prepayment or partial prcpayman~ without paying any prepayment charge. The Note Holder will use
~_1 of m.y prepaym,an~ to .r~duce the amount of principal that I owe under this Note. If I makes partial prepayment, there will
ce no ansogns in toe oue oate or in the amount of my monthly payment unle~ the Note Holder agrees in writing to those
ch~ngc~
5. LOAN CHARGES
oth l.f ~ isw.,.which a.l~plles to this loan and .~?ch s~ts .maxi~um.loan cherges, ia finelly.inteq~re.ted so that the interest or
~ ] on_~n_ ~n~er_~ _ges .collec. t. ed ? to be cdilect~.,l lo connec,on with thru loan =xceed th~ .p.e.r. mi..~ed.h mits. then: ti) any such loan
.. ~e ~..att ~c rcou?.~. Dy toe amount nec...e~., to. reduce the charge to the pa~mltted limit; end (ii) any sums alraady
coltectso teem me Which exceeded permitted limits will bo refunded to mr. The Note Hdider may choose to make this refund
by reducing the principal I owe under this Note or by m~ng a direct paymant to me. If a refund reduces princip~, the
reduction will be treated es a partial pr~q~yment. '
6. BORROWER'S FAILURE TO PAY AS I~EQUIRED
iA} late Charge for Overdue Payments
If the Note Holder has not reenived the full amount of any monthly payment by the end of 15 calendar days after
tbe date it is due. I will pay a late charge to the Not= Holder. The amount of the charge will be ~n of
my ove~duc payment of principal and inter~t. I will pay this late cberg~ promptly but only once on each i'a~e-payment.%
(B) DeFault
l,~,c~., not Pay the full amount of each monthly payment on the date it ia due, l will be in default;
t~; wotice of Default
If I am in de,suit, the Note Holder may send me a written notice telling me that if I do not pay the overdue amount by ·
certain date, thc Note Holder may require me to pay imm~l;ately the full amonnt of princip&l which has not been paid and
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(D) No Waiver By Note Holder
..... Ev.~nn_ ~i!, at~.~.m, e w.h. en I a,m in default, theNote Holder do~ not r~ulro mc m ~y imm~is~ly in full ~
a~ve, ~ne ~Ote ~ola~ Will still ~ve the right to do ~ if I am in ~ault at n la~ ~ m~
(E) Payment of Note Hold~'s Costs and Ex~ns~ ' ' '
~ ~e ~?~ Ho~dor h~ ~ me m pay im~a~ in full ~ ~ a~ve, ~e Note Hol~r will hsvn me r eht
~ ~a ~cz ~y me for all of ~m ~ and ~pen~ t n enfo~ng t~s No~ ~ ~ho ~ent not ~ohlbi~ bT a liable law Thee
ex~ ~cl~, for ~ample, ~nnble attorney' f~. PP '
7. GIVING OF NO~C~ .
dellv~g]~, n~?~bl~,]aw.~u~ a ~ffe~qt m~th~ any ~o~ ~t m~ ~ ~v~ ~ mo un~ ~s Note will ~ g yen by
nng ~ ? ~y maumg t by hint cla~ mad ~ me at ~e P~ Ad~ a~ve ~ a~ a differen~ addr~ if I ~ ~he
Hold~ a no~ of my diff~ntaddr~.
. ~%.=~ n~v= ur a~ a m~z~z~ ~z I nm glv~ a noh~ of that diff~ addr~.
8. OBLIGA~ONS OF PERSONS UNDER THIS NOTE
If mo~ t~ one ~n ~ ~is Note, ~ch ~n is f~ly nnd ~lly obliga~ m k~ dl of ~e mi~ made n
t~s Note, including tho ~mi~ m ~y the full amount ow~. ~y ~ who is a g~rantor, ~ety or ~ of this Note
is ~ oblig~ to ~ th~ ~in~. Any pe~n who ~k~ ov~ ~ obli~fio~,i~ludlng ~e ~bllgatio~ of a gua~nwr,
surety or eaao~ oi this Note, is also obhgated ~ kmp all d ~e ~mi~ m~e in ~is No~. ~e Note Hold~ may enforce
i~ri~t~No~a~i~t~ch~n n~vidually~a~all of~mge~.Thism~'~atanyoneof~mnybe
r~uir~ m ~y nil of the amoun~ ow~ under ~is No~e.
9. WAIVERS
.~ ' I a? an~.o~ ~ ~ho ~ ~bllgn6o~ under ~ ~ w~ ~o ~gh~ of ~ntm~t and nofi~ of dishonor
10 ~IFORMSE~RED NO~-~- ...............
Tr~n~r of the ~ope~y or a Beneficial Intere~ ia Bo~ower. If all or ~ny ~ of ~e Pm~y or 'any
m~ m it 18 ~]d or ~n~ (or iF a ~eflcl~ m~ Iff ~wor ~ ~ld or ~ and ~ow~ is not
~ ~?~{~n) without ~nder's ~ior wHt~ ~t, ~ may, at im o~on, requi~ immedla~ ~ym~t n
If ~nd~ ~r~ ~is opti~. Lender shMl gi~ Bo~w~ notice of a~l~tlon. ~e notice ~[1 ~vlde a
~iod of not 1~ ~an ~ ~ys from ~e dam fie no~ h d~liv~ or mail~ wi~n which Bormw~ m~t ~y nil
z~s ~u~ by ~is ~y l~ument. If Bo~w~ f~ls ~ ~y t~ su~ prior ~ ~e e~iration of ~is
~nd~ may invoke shy mm~i~ ~rmit~ by ~is ~rlty ~um~t without f~er no,ce or d:mand on
R IC~V E.C~TRAUB -Borrower · STRAUB -~orrower
SSN: lgT-4B-g4g 1 SSN: 200-46-54g 1
$SN:
WITHOLiT RECOURSE, PAY TO
THE ORDER OF
(Seal)
SSN:
NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY®
A De~o~.
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Conestoga Title Insurance Company.
Commitment Number: 1999011850*
SCHEDULE C
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
The land referred to In this Commitment is described as follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN tact of land situate in Middlesex Township. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, bounded
and described according to the Prellmina;y/Final ~utxilwsion ~lah for Lee C. and Jean E. Morrlson prepared by
Fisher Mowery Rosendais and Associates. Inc., Surveyors, Engineers and Planners, dated May 10, 1991 and
revised June 24, 1991, September 4, 1991, September 23, 1991, October 1, 1991, October 22, 1991, and
recorded in Cumberland County Plan Book 63, page 114, as follows, to wit; .
BEGINNING at a point in Trlndle Road, S.R. 0641, at the southeastern comer of Lot No. 4 or~ the above
[eferr.ed-to Plan; thence along said Lot No., North 11 degrees 23 minutes lB seconds East 330.00 feet to an
~nslP~3~g_~.en.c~. alonl; LO~ No. 6 o.n the above referred-to Plan. South 11 degrees 23 m/nutes 18 seconds
e t ;~u.uo t'est to a point; mence along said Trindia Road, S.R. 0641 North 78 degrees 36 minutes 42
seconds West 200.00 feet to the point and place of BEG NNING.
BEING Lot No. 3 on the Prellminary/F na Subdivision Plan for Lee Ci and Jean E. Morrisan and containing 1.51
acres, inclusive of dedicated dght of way.
BMO~iEnlN. G the same premises which Lee C. Mordson and Jean E. Morrlson, husband and wife by Deed dated
ope. r 2.6, 1992 and recorded in Cumberland County, in Deed Book Y 35, page 529 conveyed unto Harry G. ·
At. TA Commitment (1999011850/8)
$chedute C
COMPANY NAME:
VERIFICATION
I verify that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true
and correct.
I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the
penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to
authorities.
Dated
Lovey Barg~
Title_Att. Asst. Secretary_
SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2003-00656 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA
VS
STRAUB MICHELLE E ET AL
RONALD HOOVER , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law,
says, the within COMPLAINT - MORT FORE was served upon
STRAUB MICHELLE E AKA MICHELLE STRAUB the
DEFENDANT
, at 0934:00 HOURS, on the 19th day of February , 2003
at 1731 TRINDLE ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
by handing to
RICKY E STRAUB, HUSBAND
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT - MORT FORE
together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
18 00
3 45
00
10 00
00
31 45
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this ~/~ day of
~ ~c~o q A.D.
~ ~ro~honot~-r~'
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
02/20/2003
PURCELL KRUG HALLER
By:
Deputy Sheriff
SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2003-00656 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA
VS
STRAUB MICHELLE E ET AL
RONALD HOOVER , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law,
says, the within COMPLAINT - MORT FORE was served upon
STRAUB RICKY E the
DEFENDANT
, at 0934:00 HOURS, on the 19th day of February , 2003
at 1731 TRINDLE ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
by handing to
RICKY E STRAUB
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT - MORT FORE
together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
6 00
00
00
10 00
00
16 00
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this '~ ~- day of
~P~oth0notary ~
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
02/20/2003
PURCELL KRUG HALLER
By: ~
Deputy Sheriff