how can i deal with crooked realitor have no money to bring witnesses to court we need help bad?

Answer 1

need more info, did you sign something and have dispute about it

Answer 2

how is the realtor crooked? if you need witnesses but can't afford them, how about having them write a signed statement in front of a notary and have the notary sign it?

Answer 3

Try the site below and watch the movie. This might be your answer.

Answer 4

I didnt know you needed to pay witnesses.

Answer 5

You could file an "ethics" complaint against the Realtor®. In the alternative, you could file a complaint with the state licensing board. I will first discuss the filing of an ethics complaint with the Realtors Association, then filing a complaint with the licensing board.

Many difficulties between real estate professionals (whether REALTORS® or not) result from misunderstanding, miscommunication, or lack of adequate communication. If you have a problem with a real estate professional, you may want to speak with them or with a principal broker in the firm. Open, constructive discussion often resolves questions or differences, eliminating the need for further action.

If talking with the Realtor® does not work, you should file an ethics complaint with the local association of Realtors®.
The local board or association of REALTORS® can provide you with information on the procedures for filing an ethics complaint. Here are some general principles to keep in mind.

Ethics complaints must be filed with the local board or association of REALTORS® within one hundred eighty (180) days from the time a complainant knew (or reasonably should have known) that potentially unethical conduct took place.

Your complaint should include a narrative description of the circumstances that lead you to believe the Code of Ethics may have been violated.

Your complaint must cite one or more of the Articles of the Code of Ethics which may have been violated. Hearing panels decide whether the Articles expressly cited in complaints were violated - not whether Standards of Practice or case interpretations were violated.

The local board or association of REALTORS®' Grievance Committee may provide technical assistance in preparing a complaint in proper form and with proper content.

Your complaint will be reviewed by the local board or association's Grievance Committee. Their job is to review complaints to determine if the allegations made, if taken as true, might support a violation of the Article(s) cited in the complaint.

If the Grievance Committee dismisses your complaint, it does not mean they don't believe you. Rather, it means that they do not feel that your allegations would support a hearing panel's conclusion that the Article(s) cited in your complaint had been violated. You may want to review your complaint to see if you cited an Article appropriate to your allegations.

If the Grievance Committee forwards your complaint for hearing, that does not mean they have decided the Code of Ethics has been violated. Rather, it means they feel that if what you allege in your complaint is found to have occurred by the hearing panel, that panel may have reason to find that a violation of the Code of Ethics occurred.

Complainants have the ultimate responsibility ("burden") of proving that the Code of Ethics has been violated. The standard of proof that must be met is "clear, strong and convincing" defined as ". . . that measure or degree of proof which will produce a firm belief or conviction as to the allegations sought to be established." Consistent with American jurisprudence, respondents are considered innocent unless proven to have violated the Code of Ethics.

The final alternative would be to file a complaint with the state licensing board. In Pennsylvania, the complaint would be filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State Compliance Office.

Please note the following guidelines before completing and submitting the Statement of Complaint Form:

*The Department will not involve itself in a monetary dispute unless it involves an allegation that services were billed for, but were not rendered -- or if there is evidence of other billing or insurance fraud.

*The Department cannot act as a court of law to impose prison sentences or to order a person to make monetary restitution. This can only be achieved through the services of an attorney in a civil or criminal court proceeding.

*Decisions about whether or not to prosecute cases are constrained by the applicable licensing laws, rules and regulations, which set forth specifically enumerated offenses for which the licensing boards and commissions may impose discipline on a licensee. If offensive conduct or activity does not fit within any specifically enumerated offense, disciplinary action cannot be filed against the licensee because the activity is not within the applicable board or commission's jurisdiction

*If you file a complaint, you may be required to attend a formal hearing and provide testimony in support of your complaint should a decision be made to file formal charges against a licensee.

In Pennsylvania, you can file a complaint online or you can download a form and mail the complaint to the Professional Compliance Office.

When a completed Statement of Complaint Form within our jurisdiction is received, a file is opened and forwarded to a legal assistant who reviews it and determines whether or not an investigation is required. In making this determination, the legal assistant may confer with a prosecuting attorney in the Department's Legal Office.

Some complaints contain within themselves all the information that is necessary to determine whether a violation of the licensing law has occurred, and those complaints do not require investigation. Most complaints, however, involve issues of credibility, require that witnesses be interviewed, and/or require that documents, including medical records or contracts, be obtained for review by the Legal Office. Those complaints will be forwarded to the Department's Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation with a request that our investigators obtain the necessary information to enable us to determine whether disciplinary charges should be filed against the licensee against whom the complaint was made. Investigations can take anywhere from a few days to several months, depending on the complexity of the case.

Once the investigation is complete, the Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation forwards the investigation report to the Professional Compliance Office, which sends the matter to a prosecuting attorney for review and determination as to whether or not formal disciplinary charges should be filed. If there is not enough evidence to warrant the filing of a disciplinary action, the case is closed. The prosecuting attorney sends a letter to the Complainant notifying the Complainant of that action.

If the evidence supports the filing of formal disciplinary charges against the licensee, the prosecuting attorney initiates the action by preparing an Order to Show Cause. The Order to Show Cause sets forth allegations and directs the licensee (Respondent) to file a written Answer to those allegations within 30 days.

After the Respondent files an Answer, the matter is generally scheduled for hearing. If the matter is scheduled for hearing, the case is heard and a decision, known as an Adjudication and Order, is rendered, usually within six (6) months after the evidentiary record has been closed. If the Respondent is unhappy with the outcome, he or she may appeal the decision to Commonwealth Court.

Some matters are amenable to settlement by means of a legal document known as a Consent Agreement and Order. Either party, the Commonwealth or the Respondent, may approach the other about a possible settlement. In reaching a settlement, the parties negotiate the facts to which they will agree for the purposes of settlement and also negotiate an agreed-upon penalty that they believe will be acceptable to the applicable licensing board or commission. All Consent Agreements and Orders must be presented to and approved by the applicable licensing board or commission in order to become final.

Final Adjudications and Orders and board-approved Consent Agreements and Orders generally represent disciplinary action of some sort against a licensee or an unlicensed individual. All disciplinary actions become a permanent part of the licensee's record on file with the respective board or commission. Disciplinary actions are a matter of public record and are subject to release by the Department of State's Office of Communications and Press to various news agencies in the Commonwealth.

Contact your own state's Real Estate Licensing Board to determine their requirements for filing a complaint.