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give me $1000.00 but he said it wasn't worth it.
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY: ©
_ My name is MRS. JEAN AXINS and [f live at 2583 Ashford, Road,N.E., ”
Atlanta, Georgia. I had been the owner of the house and property at
1153 Third °treet, N.W. since 1962 when my mother gave me said.
property. For the last five years I had been renting this house
to tins, Georgia Jackson. .I charged her rentcof: $50.00 per month
and she had always paid her rent on time more or less. In
February of 1969 Mr. Tolbert, a Housing Code Inspector, found
that certain Renaiians existing in and around this house at
‘1153 Third Street, N.W. were violations of the Housing Code of
the City of Atlanta. Apparently notice of these violations was
sent to me by certified mail at my old address on Euclid Avenue
_ from which I had just recenty moved, Apparently this written
notice was not forwarded to my new address, i.e., the house in
which I now live.
. In March of 1969 a Mr. Latham contacted me end informed me-
that the house at 1153 Third Street was in violation of the
Housing Code, that he was to replace Mr, Tolbert as the Housing.
Code Inspector on the case. Mr. Latham advised me that he
estimated the cost of repairs to be from $1000.00 to $1500.00.
I told Mr. Latham that I would rather sell the house than put
this much money on repairs. Mr. Latham then told me he knew of
two or three people that he thought might buy the house but
‘that they probably would not give me much money for it. Mr.
Latham said that he would contact these people, that they
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would come out and look at the house and then call me. Several -
days later a Mr. R.D. Pattillo called me on the telephone. and
offered me $800,00 for the property. I asked him if he would
On April 15, 1969 Mr, Pattillo and Mr. Letham came to my
house to close the deal, Mr, Pattillo offered me $800.00 and
told me that there would be no closing costs, no pro-rating of
taxes, or any expenses on my part whatsoever. Mr. Latham said .
he would handle the closing because he was a notary publio. |
Mr. Pattillo gave me a check for $800.00 and I gave hima deed to
the property which I had signed but he had prepared. I did not ,
see the name of the grantee on the deed. I deposited his check
in my bank account shortly thereafter and to the pest of my
knowledge it wes a good check, i.e, it was properly credited to
my account and still ipe! ‘he #
As far as I was concerned I thought I was selling that house
at 1153 Third Street, N.We to lir. Pattillo and no one else. - At
that time I believed, as I do now, that I sold that house to
Me. Pattillo for much less than the house and property were worth.
Sworn .to and subseribed before me
this /o day of Leg 1969.
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Notarv Public, Gearpta, State 9# Pa-#s
My. Luliiiission Expres wiay a2, a4.
. Notary Public, Georgia, State at Large
. My Commisston Expires May 17, 1970