Friday, June 27, 2008

House Auction

The former home of Sen. Julia Boseman has been auctioned off on the New Hanover County courthouse steps. The house, where Boseman's former domestic partner, Melissa Jarrell, had been living, was effectively purchased by Regions Mortgage for $1,346,329. That's the amount the bank was owed on the house, including interest and late fees. It's possible someone still could offer a higher bid. Last week, foreclosure proceedings also were initiated against a lot owned by Boseman, D-New Hanover, and Jarrell in Landfall, an upscale gated community in Wilmington. According to court filings, the couple owed $443,247 on the property as of June 4. A hearing on whether to proceed with that foreclosure is scheduled for July 16. Boseman and Jarrell also are behind on mortgage payments and property taxes on three waterfront lots they own in Pender County, which are in Jarrell's name although Boseman is also listed on the $1.3 million mortgage.
According to the Pender County Tax Department, the former couple owed $3,184 in outstanding 2007 property taxes on the three other lots as of Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, Boseman seemed to throw much of the blame for the ex-couple's financial troubles onto Jarrell. Boseman said she has tried "every effort" to prevent the properties from falling into foreclosure. But Ryal Tayloe, an attorney for Jarrell, said Jarrell takes issue with Boseman's statement that "the co-owner of these properties has refused to agree to any deed transfer or refinancing options." "Melissa has been willing to entertain a sale of one or all of the properties at any time," Tayloe said. "To say that Melissa has been uncooperative relative to any deed transfer or refinancing is inaccurate." Boseman has been involved in a custody dispute over the couple's son. She also admitted in court last year she had smoke marijuana several years ago. (Gareth McGrath, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 6/25/08).

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