Trevor had signed for the loan as my agent. Under a power of attorney.
And the power of attorney that the recorder’s office had on file for that transaction was my original
limited one. The one from 2020. The one for the delivery van registration and the certified mail.
“Can I see the actual document?” Helen asked. “The power of attorney itself?”
The woman pulled it up on her screen and turned it toward us.
Helen read it very slowly.
“This authorizes him to sign for packages,” she said. “And renew a vehicle registration. And pick up
certified mail. For seven days in March of 2020.” She looked at the woman behind the counter. “It doesn’t say anything about real estate.”
The woman looked at the screen. She frowned.
“No,” she said slowly. “It doesn’t.”
“This changes things,” Helen said as we walked back to her car. “This changes a lot. We need certified copies of everything. And we need to look at exactly how that power of attorney was presented to the bank. What they were shown. Who notarized the loan.”
