What is the name of your state? NY How can you find out if a hosue that was transferred to another family member to prevent a lien being placed on it was legal. I was sueing the owners of the house as they gave me a $10000 bad check and refused to pay. There is no record of the original mortgage of $150000 ever being satisfied. On record is the 3 owners agreeing to sign over property to the sister of one owner for sum of $475,000, there was no lawyers involved no title search, survey etc. The sister now holds a $380000 mortgage on house which is on record.