Celebrity Pay Dirt
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Jacko -- Backo Against Wall in Neverland Default!

When news broke last week that Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was in foreclosure, his rep was quick to slam the reports, proclaiming that Jacko "was never in default of the loan." Off the wall?
Jacko default notice
It appears so, as The Mortgage Lender Implode-o-Meter (yep, that's the full name) has obtained a "Notice of Default and Election to Sell" that makes it clear that the property is in foreclosure, because the loan and interest in the amount of $23,212,963.83 is way, way overdue. The notice specifically states that "a breach of, and default in, the obligations for which the Trust Deed is security -- has occurred" -- because payment hasn't been made.

A silver lining for the King of Pop? The document says that he can still offer the property for sale, as long as the deal gets sealed before the foreclosure is wrapped up. Jackson's rep says that her earlier statement stands.



Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Celebrity Pay Dirt, Michael Jackson

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61. All the Jacksons are liars............lie lie lie......and now they are paying people to lie for them...sorry idiots

Posted at 2:03PM on Nov 13th 2007 by God

62. Speaking from a professonal standpoint, and as a previous Default Specialist, the laws in the state of California aren't going to allow a foreclosure to commence without due process, and yuor readers here don't seem to be aware of these laws. A foreclosure in this state has to start with a Notice of Defualt, and has to be posted publicly three times during the process, as well as posted physically and received by the Trustor (Mr. Jackson). It generally takes a good four months, and that's after the time that the payments are missed in succession for the default to stand in court. It's a long and expensive process. Besides, Brangelina are in negotiations to purchase the estate.

Posted at 3:23PM on Nov 13th 2007 by Elliott

63. I was watching a real estate show on style network and they flew over Neverland and that agent said that land that surrounds it is PRIME real estate worth about 200 million because they wanted to turn it into a golf course and it was perfect for that ... that was about 6 months ago I saw that. If that mortgage company doesn't sell soon they would be crazy there are a bunch of rich companies eager to buy that place. Flatten all that was there and you won't even recognize the place ... just wait and see.

Posted at 7:54PM on Nov 14th 2007 by Angela Priest

64. Rumor in the Santa Ynez area (where the place is located - behind Fess Parker's winery of all places!) has been quitely on the market for some time.......

Posted at 4:12PM on Jan 17th 2008 by Puleez

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