It’s a nightmare scenario: discovering your home has been stolen from you without any warning. KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis has been delving into cases like these for years, uncovering the unsettling reality of property fraud.

There’s a way for criminals to steal your home right out from underneath you without you even doing anything wrong. And the worst part is - you might not even know for months.

A lawsuit ordering more than $1,000,000 in relief and penalties has been filed by the Harris County Attorney on behalf of victims of a crime known as “home title theft.”

Robert Amboree, a Houston property owner, recently made aware of an apparent property fraud that left him feeling violated.

A five-acre piece of property in northeast Houston that once belonged to a Houston surrogacy company is now owned by a trust that will one day be able to repay families who accuse the company of fraud, according to records.

There are calls for legislative changes to prevent deed fraud after KPRC 2′s story about three properties getting transferred to a complete stranger and stamped by the same notary.

A five-acre tract of undeveloped property in northeast Houston, covered in trees and overgrown vegetation, has been thrust into the middle of a worldwide surrogacy escrow company theft scandal after what an attorney calls a “forged” transfer of the property deed.

More than a dozen new families are now suing Houston-based Surrogacy Escrow Account Management and owner Dominique Side, nearly two months after the escrow firm suddenly collapsed and allegations surfaced that Side stole the money to fund a lavish lifestyle.

There are a lot of communities in Houston where families live for generations. Often times there are issues with property deeds and home ownership. In this week’s Ask Amy, Amy Davis has what you can do now to prevent a big problem a lot of Houstonians face.