- Jurisdiction
- Ohio
Hello,
I bought a house last year that my boyfriend gifted me the down payment. He signed a gift letter at the time of purchase. The letter stated he was my fiancée although he wasn't. When I told my lender my boyfriend was planning to gift me the money he said "you mean your fiancée, right" then proceeded to explain that the lender could not accept the letter unless we were engaged.
Our relationship is coming to an end. He continues to tell me he isn't leaving without the money. I tell him to take me to court if he thinks I should. My concern, what if any, are the consequences for the false relationship status in the gift letter? Could that cause me to have to pay it back? Can either or both of us be charged with fraud?
I bought a house last year that my boyfriend gifted me the down payment. He signed a gift letter at the time of purchase. The letter stated he was my fiancée although he wasn't. When I told my lender my boyfriend was planning to gift me the money he said "you mean your fiancée, right" then proceeded to explain that the lender could not accept the letter unless we were engaged.
Our relationship is coming to an end. He continues to tell me he isn't leaving without the money. I tell him to take me to court if he thinks I should. My concern, what if any, are the consequences for the false relationship status in the gift letter? Could that cause me to have to pay it back? Can either or both of us be charged with fraud?